Recognizing the seismic cycle along ancient faults: CO2-induced fluidization of breccias in the footwall of a sealing low-angle normal fault

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1034-1046

  Smith, S A F ^a   Collettini, C ^b   Holdsworth, R E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breccia; Fault valve; Fluidization; Interseismic; Low angle normal fault

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL SCALE STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; FAULT CORE; NORMAL FAULTS; SEISMIC CYCLE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BRECCIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FLUIDIZATION; FOOTWALL; FRICTION; NORMAL FAULT; OVERPRESSURE; SEISMOLOGY; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ELBA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 48349104006     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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