Quantification of fabrics in clay gouge from the Carboneras fault, Spain and implications for fault behavior

Tectonophysics

Volumn 475, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 554-562

  Solum, John G ^a   van der Pluijm, Ben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay authigenesis; Fault mechanics; Fault strength; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; AUTHIGENIC CLAYS; CLAY AUTHIGENESIS; CLAY FABRICS; CLAY GOUGES; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT MECHANICS; FAULT ROCK; FAULT STRENGTH; FAULT ZONE; GEOLOGIC SETTINGS; MECHANICAL ROTATION; MICA SCHISTS; PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; PERMEABILITY STRUCTURE; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; PRIMARY CONTROL; SLIP SURFACES; X RAY POLE FIGURES;

CAPILLARITY; FABRICS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICS; MICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

CLAY MINERALS;

AUTHIGENESIS; CLAY; FAULT ZONE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PERMEABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70349141738     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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