Composition, microstructures, and petrophysics of the Mozumi fault, Japan: In situ analyses of fault zone properties and structure in sedimentary rocks from shallow crustal levels

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Isaacs, Angela J ^a,b   Evans, James P ^a   Kolesar, Peter T ^a   Nohara, Tsuyoshi ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HOST ROCK; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROGRAPHY; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POISSON RATIO; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SLIP RATE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 61449225594     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005314     Document Type: Article

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