Clustering of fracture orientations using a mixed Bingham distribution and its application to paleostress analysis from dike or vein orientations

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1148-1157

  Yamaji, Atsushi ^a   Sato, Katsushi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bayesian information criterion; Bingham statistics; Cluster analysis; Dike; Magma pressure; Mixture model; Tectonic stress

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFORMATION CRITERION; BINGHAM STATISTICS; DIKE; MAGMA PRESSURE; MIXTURE MODEL; TECTONIC STRESS;

ASPECT RATIO; BRITTLE FRACTURE; LEVEES; MINERALS; ROCK MECHANICS; TECTONICS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIKE; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; MAGMA; MIOCENE; PALEOSTRESS; PRESSURE EFFECT; STRESS ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

JAPAN;

EID: 79959223599     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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