Bimodal or quadrimodal? Statistical tests for the shape of fault patterns

<p>Natural fault patterns formed in response to a single tectonic event often display significant variation in their orientation distribution. The cause of this variation is the subject of some debate: it could be <q>noise</q> on underlying conjugate (or bimodal) fault patterns...

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Main Authors: D. Healy, P. Jupp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-08-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://www.solid-earth.net/9/1051/2018/se-9-1051-2018.pdf