Nucleation, development and petrophysical properties of faults in carbonate grainstones: Evidence from the San Vito Lo Capo peninsula (Sicily, Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 614-628

  Tondi, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compactive shear bands; Failure modes; Slip surfaces; Stylolites

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE GRAINSTONES; COMPACTIVE SHEAR BANDS; SLIP SURFACES; STYLOLITES;

CARBONATE MINERALS; FAILURE MODES; NUCLEATION; PETROLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SHEAR BANDS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; FAULT; GRAINSTONE; MAPPING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; PETROLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLEISTOCENE; SHEAR BAND; STYLOLITE; TEXTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SAN VITO LO CAPO; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRAPANI;

EID: 34147093144     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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