Fluid infiltration associated with seismic faulting: Examining chemical and mineralogical compositions of fault rocks from the active Chelungpu fault

Tectonophysics

Volumn 443, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 243-254

  Chen, Wei min Donald ^a   Tanaka, Hidemi ^b   Huang, Hui jen ^a   Lu, Chung bin ^a   Lee, Chy yu ^c   Wang, Chien ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Core analysis; Drilling on active fault; Fluid infiltration; Fluid rock reaction in fault zone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; CORE ANALYSIS; FAULT ZONE; MINERALOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34648834432     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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