Pressure solution seams in carbonatic fault rocks: Mineralogy, micro/nanostructures and deformation mechanism

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Viti, C ^a   Collettini, C ^b,c   Tesei, T ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clays; Fault rocks; Frictional sliding; Nanostructure; Stylolite; TEM

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; PROTOLITH; SLIDING; SMECTITE; STYLOLITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

MICAS;

EID: 84892881342     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-014-0970-1     Document Type: Article

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