Microtextural investigation (SEM and TEM study) of phyllosilicates in a major thrust fault zone (Monte Perdido, southern Pyrenees): Impact on fault reactivation

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-324

  Buatier, Martine D ^a   Lacroix, Brice ^b   Labaume, Pierre ^c   Moutarlier, Virginie ^a   Charpentier, Delphine ^a   Sizun, Jean Pierre ^a   Travé, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Deformation; Sediments; Slip weakening; TEM; Thrust fault

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864927695     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-012-0098-0     Document Type: Article

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