Spatial variability in microscopic deformation and composition of the Punchbowl fault, southern California: Implications for mechanisms, fluid-rock interaction, and fault morphology

Tectonophysics

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 223-244

  Schulz, Steven E ^a   Evans, James P ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faults; Gorge; Mineralogy; Petrology; San Andreas fault

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032582335     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00122-X     Document Type: Article

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