Neocrystallization, fabrics and age of clay minerals from an exposure of the Moab Fault, Utah

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1563-1576

  Solum, John G ^a,b   van der Pluijm, Ben A ^a   Peacor, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Clay gouge; Moab Fault

Indexed keywords

CLAY FABRICS; CLAY GOUGE; NEOCRYSTALLIZATION;

CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOTEXTILES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; FAULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24344440596     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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