Fault-valve behaviour in optimally oriented shear zones: An example at the Revenge gold mine, Kambalda, Western Australia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1625-1640

  Nguyen, Phung T ^a   Harris, Lyal B ^a   Powell, Chris McA ^a   Cox, Stephen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMALLY ORIENTED SHEAR ZONES;

BRITTLENESS; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; GOLD MINES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; QUARTZ; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BRITTLE FAILURE; FLUID PRESSURE; GOLD MINE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MECHANICAL CONTROL; MINERALIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0344609808     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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