Research ArticleArticles

Vein spacing in extending, layered rock: The effect of synkinematic cementation

John N. Hooker and Richard F. Katz
American Journal of Science June 2015, 315 (6) 557-588; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/06.2015.03

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Vein spacing in extending, layered rock: The effect of synkinematic cementation
John N. Hooker, Richard F. Katz
American Journal of Science Jun 2015, 315 (6) 557-588; DOI: 10.2475/06.2015.03
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