A coupled micro- and macrostructural approach to the analysis of fluid induced brecciation, Curnamona Province, South Australia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 745-761

  Clark, Chris ^a   Schmidt Mumm, Andreas ^a   Collins, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brecciation; Fluid inclusions; Fluid pressure; Fractal analysis; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

BRECCIAS; BRECCIATION; FLUID INCLUSIONS; FLUID INDUCED BRECCIATION; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MICROTHERMOMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DEFORMATION; FRACTALS; FRACTURE; INCLUSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; ROCKS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BRECCIA; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33744520330     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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