Structure of a normal seismogenic fault zone in carbonates: The Vado di Corno Fault, Campo Imperatore, Central Apennines (Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 185-206

  Demurtas, Matteo ^a   Fondriest, Michele ^b   Balsamo, Fabrizio ^c   Clemenzi, Luca ^c   Storti, Fabrizio ^c   Bistacchi, Andrea ^d   Di Toro, Giulio ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Central Apennines; Earthquake; Fault rock; Fault zone

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; FLUIDIZATION; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CENTRAL APENNINES; COLLUVIAL DEPOSITS; EARLY PLEISTOCENE; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FAULT ROCK; FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC FAULTING; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS;

FAULT SLIPS;

ACTIVE FAULT; CARBONATE; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT ZONE; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMOLOGY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

AQUILA;

EID: 84982180051     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2016.08.004     Document Type: Article

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