Diagenesis, sediment strength, and pore collapse in sediment approaching the Nankai Trough subduction zone

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 377-390

  Spinelli, Glenn A ^a   Mozley, Peter S ^a   Tobin, Harold J ^a,b   Underwood, Michael B ^c   Hoffman, Nicole W ^a   Bellew, Glen M ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement; Diagenesis; Ocean Drilling Program; Opal; Subduction

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; OCEAN DRILLING; OPAL CEMENT; PORE COLLAPSE; SEDIMENT STRENGTH; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CEMENTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OCEAN STRUCTURES; POROSITY; RIGIDITY; ROCK DRILLING; SEDIMENTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CEMENTATION; DIAGENESIS; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OPAL; POROSITY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33947414064     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25920.1     Document Type: Article

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