Determining brittle extension and shear strain using fault length and displacement systematics: Part II: Data evaluation and test of the theory

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1978-1995

  Twiss, Robert J ^a   Marrett, Randall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Extension; Fault scaling; Fault systematics; Shear strain; Strain

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COALFIELDS; DATA EVALUATION; DATA SETS; EXTENSION; EXTENSIONAL STRAIN; FAULT LENGTH; FAULT SCALING; FAULT SYSTEMATICS; FOUR-ORDER; SAMPLING PROCEDURES; SELF-CONSISTENCY; TWO-DIMENSION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DOMAIN; YORKSHIRES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

COAL DEPOSITS; DEFORMATION;

SHEAR STRAIN;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ENGLAND; NEVADA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; YORKSHIRE; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 78649791141     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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