Fluid flow in mid- to deep crustal shear systems: Experimental constraints, observations on exhumed high fluid flux shear systems, and implications for seismogenic processes

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1121-1125

  Cox, Stephen F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMICITY; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 20544448823     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353312     Document Type: Article

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