Diagenesis of deformation band faults: Record and mechanical consequences of vadose zone flow and transport in the Bandelier Tuff, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Wilson, Jennifer E ^a   Goodwin, Laurel B ^b   Lewis, Claudia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DEFORMATION; DIAGENESIS; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; IGNIMBRITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; PROTOLITH; SMECTITE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VADOSE ZONE;

LOS ALAMOS; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250873802     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003892     Document Type: Article

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