Fractal vein distributions within a fault-fracture mesh in an exhumed accretionary mélange, Chrystalls Beach Complex, New Zealand

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 918-927

  Fagereng, Åke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fault fracture mesh; Fracture distribution; Hydrothermal veins; M lange; Otago Schist

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; DISTRIBUTED DEFORMATION; FAULT-FRACTURE MESH; FRACTURE DISTRIBUTION; HYDROTHERMAL VEINS; LOCALIZED DEFORMATIONS; MATRIX; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO SCHIST; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; POWER-LAW; REFRACTURING; ROCK FAILURES; SMALL DATA SET; SOUTH ISLAND; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

BEACHES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; FRACTALS; FRACTURE;

WALL ROCK;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; FAULTING; FRACTURE; MELANGE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 79955046598     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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