Scaling, kinematics and evolution of a polymodal fault system: Hail Creek Mine, NE Australia

Tectonophysics

Volumn 632, Issue C, 2014, Pages 138-150

  Carvell, Jacob ^a   Blenkinsop, Thomas ^a,b   Clarke, Gavin ^a   Tonelli, Maurizio ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hail Creek Coal Mine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal; Displacement length scaling; Mine; Normal fault; Orthorhombic fault; Polymodal fault

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMPLEX NETWORKS; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; MINES; MINING ENGINEERING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SANDSTONE; STRAIN;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DISPLACEMENT-LENGTH SCALING; FAULT KINEMATICS; NORMAL FAULTS; ORTHORHOMBIC SYMMETRY; PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS; PRINCIPAL STRAIN; VARIABLE ORIENTATION;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PLANE; KINEMATICS; NORMAL FAULT; STRAIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84927564617     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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