Preferential cataclastic grain size reduction of feldspar in deformation bands in poorly consolidated arkosic sands

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-72

  Exner, Ulrike ^a,b   Tschegg, Cornelius ^b  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cataclasis; Fault sealing; Microstructure; Porosity

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; CATACLASIS; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DEFORMATION BAND; FAULT SEALING; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MEASURED REDUCTION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MINERAL CHEMICALS; MIOCENE; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; SHALLOW BURIAL DEPTHS; UNCEMENTED; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT; VIENNA BASIN;

FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SILICATES; SIZE DETERMINATION;

DEFORMATION;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT; FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE; PHYLLOSILICATE; POROSITY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SAND;

EID: 84866270691     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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