Occurrence and significance of serpentinite-hosted, talc- and amphibole-rich fault rocks in modern oceanic settings and ophiolite complexes: An overview

Ofioliti

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-140

  Boschi, Chiara ^a   Früh Green, Gretchen L ^a   Escartín, Javier ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Core complex; Detachment fault; Hydrothermal processes; Metasomatism; Serpentinite; Talc schist

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650689309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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