Tensile overpressure compartments on low-angle thrust faults
Abstract Hydrothermal extension veins form by hydraulic fracturing under triaxial stress (principal compressive stresses, σ 1 > σ 2 > σ 3) when the pore-fluid pressure, P f, exceeds the least compressive stress by the rock’s tensile strength. Such veins form perpendicular to σ 3, their increme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Earth, Planets and Space |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-017-0699-y |