Carbonate pseudotachylytes: Evidence for seismic faulting along carbonate faults

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Viganò, Alfio ^a   Tumiati, Simone ^b   Recchia, Sandro ^c   Martin, Silvana ^d   Marelli, Marcello ^e   Rigon, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; PETROLOGY; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SEISMICITY;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 79955588026     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.00997.x     Document Type: Article

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