Phyllosilicate injection along extensional carbonate-hosted faults and implications for co-seismic slip propagation: Case studies from the central Apennines, Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 29-50

  Smeraglia, Luca ^a   Aldega, Luca ^a   Billi, Andrea ^b   Carminati, Eugenio ^a,b   Doglioni, Carlo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate fault; Clay injection; Deformation mechanisms; Earthquake; Phyllosilicate

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; FERTILIZERS; GEOPHYSICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; SILICATES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CENTRAL APENNINES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FAULT ZONE EVOLUTION; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; PHYLLOSILICATE; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CARBONATE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; PHYLLOSILICATE; PULL APART BASIN; SLIP RATE; TECTONIC SETTING;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84994000479     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2016.10.003     Document Type: Article

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