Clay smear in normal fault zones - The effect of multilayers and clay cementation in water-saturated model experiments

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1834-1849

  Schmatz, J ^a   Vrolijk, P J ^b   Urai, J L ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay smear; Competence contrast; Experimental model; Fault seal; Mechanical layering

Indexed keywords

CLAY SMEAR; COMPETENCE CONTRAST; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FAULT SEAL; MECHANICAL LAYERING;

BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLATE METAL; SAND; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CEMENTATION; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; NORMAL FAULT; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 78649782368     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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