Vein deflections and thickness variations of epithermal quartz veins as indicators of fracture coalescence

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1396-1405

  Nortje, G S ^a,b   Rowland, J V ^a   Sporli K B ^a   Blenkinsop, T G ^b   Rabone, S D C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epithermal; Extension veins; Extensional shears; Fault linkage; Fluid flow; Normal dip slip; Opening vector; Vein deflection

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL QUARTZ VEINS; FAULT LINKAGE; NORMAL DIP-SLIP; VEIN DEFLECTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; QUARTZ; SHEAR STRESS; VECTORS;

COALESCENCE;

DEFLECTION; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; QUARTZ VEIN; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BROKEN HILL; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33746724797     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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