Development of strike-slip faults from dikes, Sequoia National Park, California

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-49

  d'Alessio, Matthew ^a   Martel, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Dikes; Faults; Mechanics; Sierra Nevada; Slip

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL INTERACTION; SLIP DISTRIBUTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

FRACTURE; LAKES; LEVEES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NUCLEATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIKE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT SLIP; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644274784     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.06.013     Document Type: Article

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