Initiation and propagation of polygonal fault arrays by thermally triggered volume reduction reactions in siliceous sediment

Marine Geology

Volumn 289, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 150-158

  Davies, Richard J ^a   Ireland, Mark T ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Fault; Polygonal; Reaction; Silica; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DEPTHS; DIAGENESIS; DIFFERENTIAL COMPACTION; FAULT; FAULT INITIATION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FLUID CHEMISTRY; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; POLYGONAL; POLYGONAL FAULT; PROCESS MODEL; REACTION; REACTION FRONT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC DATAS; SHEAR FAILURE; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COMPACTION; SEISMOLOGY; SILICA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; COMPACTION; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULT PROPAGATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC DATA; SILICA; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLUME;

NORWAY;

EID: 80155154029     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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