Grain size distributions of fault rocks: A comparison between experimentally and naturally deformed granitoids

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1282-1300

  Keulen, Nynke ^a   Heilbronner, Renée ^a   Stünitz, Holger ^a   Boullier, Anne Marie ^b   Ito, Hisao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Faulting; Gouge; Granite; Grinding; Power law distribution; Surface density

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANITE; TECTONICS;

FAULT ROCKS; FAULT ZONE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE DENSITY;

ROCKS;

COMMINUTION; CONFINING PRESSURE; DEFORMATION; ENERGY BUDGET; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; GNEISS; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITOID; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; QUARTZ;

ASIA; AWAJI; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; NOJIMA FAULT ZONE;

EID: 34547686030     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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