Microstructures and deformation mechanisms in Opalinus Clay: insights from scaly clay from the Main Fault in the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory (CH)
The Main Fault in the shaly facies of Opalinus Clay is a small reverse fault formed in slightly overconsolidated claystone at around 1 km depth. The fault zone is up to 6 m wide, with micron-thick shear zones, calcite and celestite veins, scaly clay and clay gouge. Scaly clay occurs in up to 1.5 m w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Solid Earth |
| Online Access: | http://www.solid-earth.net/8/27/2017/se-8-27-2017.pdf |