Geochemical and microstructural evidence for interseismic changes in fault zone permeability and strength, Alpine Fault, New Zealand

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 238-265

  Boulton, Carolyn ^a,b   Menzies, Catriona D ^c   Toy, Virginia G ^d   Townend, John ^e   Sutherland, Rupert ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^f GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine Fault; alteration; fault rocks; geochemistry; microstructure; mineralogy; New Zealand; permeability; sealing; seismic cycle

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SEALING (FINISHING); SILICATES;

ALPINE FAULTS; ALTERATION; FAULT ROCK; NEW ZEALAND; SEISMIC CYCLE;

ROCKS;

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEOTECTONICS; PERMEABILITY; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE; STRAIN RATE;

ALPINE FAULT ZONE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 85013250247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GC006588     Document Type: Article

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