Fault zone structure and seismic slip localization in dolostones, an example from the Southern Alps, Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-67

  Fondriest, Michele ^a,b   Smith, Steven A F ^b   Di Toro, Giulio ^a,b   Zampieri, Dario ^a   Mittempergher, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borcola Pass Fault Zone; Dolostone; Fluidization; Seismic rupture; Slip zones

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CATACLASITE; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DAMAGE ZONES; DOLOSTONES; FAULT ROCK; FAULT ZONE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SEISMIC RUPTURE; SEISMIC SLIPS; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; SLIP SURFACES; SLIP ZONES; THREE SYSTEMS;

FLUIDIZATION; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT SLIPS;

DOLOSTONE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FLUIDIZATION; JURASSIC; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOGENE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLIP; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84870393223     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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