Internal Geometry of Reactivated and Non-Reactivated Sandblow Craters Related to 2001 Bhuj Earthquake, India: A Modern Analogue for Interpreting Paleosandblow Craters
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Department of Earth and Environmental Science, KSKV Kachchh University, Bhuj, Kachchh - 370 001
M. G. Thakkar -
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, KSKV Kachchh University, Bhuj, Kachchh - 370 001
Bhanu Goyal
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Department of Geology, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara - 390 002
D. M. Maurya
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Department of Geology, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara - 390 002
L. S. Chamyal
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Liquefaction, Crater Geometry, Intra-Plate Seismicity, Kachchh.Abstract
The liquefaction attributes and crater geometry related to 2001 Bhuj earthquake has been reconstructed by trenching along large known craters formed near Umedpar in Kachchh. The study characterises the liquefied sediments in a large reactivated crater and distinguishes it from a non-reactivated crater located nearby. These characteristics can help in the interpretation of large paleocraters formed as a result of earthquake induced liquefaction.Downloads
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