Abutting faults: a case study of the evolution of strain at Courthouse branch point, Moab Fault, Utah

<p>Slip planes and slip directions of subsequent generations of faults were measured and analysed in the interaction damage zone of two abutting faults in porous sandstones in order to understand the palaeostress/palaeostrain evolution.</p> <p>The Courthouse branch point of the...

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Main Authors: H. van Gent, J. L. Urai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-04-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://www.solid-earth.net/11/513/2020/se-11-513-2020.pdf