Reverse fault rupturing: Competition between non-optimal and optimal fault orientations

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-50

  Sibson, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE ORIENTATION; FRICTION; INVERSION TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; REVERSE FAULT; RUPTURE; THRUST;

ANDERSONIA;

EID: 84873031535     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP367.4     Document Type: Article

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