Mineralogy of gouge in north-northeast-striking faults, Sydney region, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 889-905

  Offler, R ^a   Och, D J ^b   Phelan, D ^c   Zwingmann, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faults; Gouge; Mineralogy; Sydney region

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRYSTALLIZATION; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; GONDWANA; HOST ROCK; ILLITE; MINERALOGY; SMECTITE; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 70349571597     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903005352     Document Type: Article

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