Hot fluid pumping along shallow-level collisional thrusts: The Monte Rentella Shear Zone, Umbria Apennine, Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-52

  Meneghini, F ^a   Botti, F ^a   Aldega, L ^b   Boschi, C ^c   Corrado, S ^d   Marroni, M ^a,c   Pandolfi, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

C and o stable isotopes; Fluid driven fault fracture mesh; Northern apennines; Shallow level collisional thrusts; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

FLUID-DRIVEN FAULT-FRACTURE MESH; NORTHERN APENNINES; SHALLOW LEVEL COLLISIONAL THRUSTS; STABLE ISOTOPES; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CLAY MINERALS; FRACTURE; ISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HOST ROCK; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROFABRIC; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR ZONE; STABLE ISOTOPE; THRUST; VEIN (GEOLOGY); VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84858156247     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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