Clay mineralogy and geochemistry investigations in the host rocks of the Chelungpu fault, Taiwan: Implication for faulting mechanism

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 208-218

  Kuo, Li Wei ^a   Song, Sheng Rong ^a   Yeh, En Chao ^b   Chen, Huei Fen ^c   Si, Jialiang ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Clay minerals; Major elements; The Chelungpu fault

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTALLINITY; FAULT GOUGE; FAULTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; SMECTITE;

CHELUNGPU FAULT ZONE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84867398949     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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