The dynamics and interaction of compaction bands in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada (USA): Implications for their growth, evolution, and geostatistical property

Tectonophysics

Volumn 657, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-128

  Torabi, A ^a   Aydin, A ^b   Cilona, A ^b,c   Jarsto B E ^a   Deng, S ^b,d  

^a Uni CIPR   (Norway)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction band; Geometry; Growth; Length; Thickness

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; GEOPHYSICS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PHYSICS;

COMPACTION BANDS; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; HIGH-ANGLE COMPACTION BANDS; LENGTH; MACROSCOPIC THICKNESS; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMPACTION;

COMPACTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DUNE; GEOMETRY; GEOSTATISTICS; GROWTH; MICROSTRUCTURE; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK;

EID: 84940953675     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2015.06.029     Document Type: Article

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