The role of pre-existing faults in basin evolution: Constraints from 2D finite element and 3D flexure models

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 99, Issue , 1996, Pages 297-320

  van Wees, J D ^a   Cloetingh, S ^a   de Vicente, G ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 80052651413     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.099.01.22     Document Type: Article

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