Extensional deformation structures within a convergent orogen: The Val di Lima low-angle normal fault system (Northern Apennines, Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 205-222

  Clemenzi, Luca ^a   Molli, Giancarlo ^a,b   Storti, Fabrizio ^a   Muchez, Philippe ^c   Swennen, Rudy ^c   Torelli, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calcite veins; Fault permeability; Fault zone architecture; Fluid inclusions; Low angle normal fault; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CALCITE VEINS; FAULT ZONE ARCHITECTURE; FLUID INCLUSION; NORMAL FAULTS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

FAULTING;

ANTICLINE; CALCITE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FLUID INCLUSION; FOLDING; FOOTWALL; LITHOLOGY; NORMAL FAULT; OROGENY; PERMEABILITY; SHEAR STRAIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; UPPER CRUST;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84904615052     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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