Fault-related fluid flow history in shallow marine sediments from carbonate concretions, Crotone basin, south Italy

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 613-626

  Balsamo, F ^a   Storti, F ^a   Grocke D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY SUCTION; CARBONATE CONCRETION; CEMENT CHEMISTRY; DIAGENETICS; EARLY DIAGENESIS; ELONGATE CONCRETIONS; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FAULT ARCHITECTURE; FAULT SYSTEM; FAULT ZONE; FLOW HISTORY; FLOW ORIENTATIONS; HYDRAULIC BARRIER; INTER-SEISMIC PERIODS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LOW PERMEABILITY; PHREATIC WATER; RUPTURE PROPAGATION; SHALLOW MARINE; STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE;

CEMENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; ISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CARBONATION;

CONCRETION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FLUID FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CALABRIA; CROTONE BASIN; ITALY;

EID: 84865955482     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492011-109     Document Type: Article

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