Textural evidence for recent co-seismic circulation of fluids in the Nojima fault zone, Awaji island, Japan

Tectonophysics

Volumn 378, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 165-181

  Boullier, Anne Marie ^a   Fujimoto, Koichiro ^b   Ohtani, Tomoyuki ^b   Roman Ross, Gabriela ^a   Lewin, Éric ^c   Ito, Hisao ^b   Pezard, Philippe ^d   Ildefonse, Benoît ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Active fault; Carbonate infilling; Co seismic hydraulic fracturing; Fluid circulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BOREHOLE; CARBONATE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; TEXTURE;

ASIA; AWAJI; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; NOJIMA FAULT ZONE;

EID: 0742270451     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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