Faulting processes in active faults - Evidences from TCDP and SAFOD drill core samples

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-116

  Janssen, C ^a   Wirth, R ^a   Wenk, H R ^b   Morales, L ^a   Naumann, R ^a   Kienast, M ^a   Song, S R ^c   Dresen, G ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CPO; EBSD; Fault rock composition; Microstructures; SAFOD; TCDP

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALS; QUARTZ; SEISMOLOGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TECTONICS;

CPO; EBSD; FAULT ROCK; SAFOD; TCDP;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CALCITE; CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; FAULT GOUGE; FAULTING; HOST ROCK; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP RATE;

EID: 84900831848     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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