The mechanical paradox of low-angle normal faults: Current understanding and open questions

C Collettini - Tectonophysics, 2011 - Elsevier
Low-angle normal faults, LANF,(dip< 30°) have been proposed as key-structures for
accommodating crustal extension. In contrast, frictional fault reactivation theory predicts that …

Slip tendency analysis, fault reactivation potential and induced seismicity in a deep geothermal reservoir

I Moeck, G Kwiatek, G Zimmermann - Journal of Structural Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
A slip tendency analysis is used to assess the reactivation potential of shear and dilational
fractures in a deep geothermal reservoir in the Northeast German Basin, based on the …

Quartz fabrics in the Alpine Fault mylonites: Influence of pre-existing preferred orientations on fabric development during progressive uplift

VG Toy, DJ Prior, RJ Norris - Journal of Structural Geology, 2008 - Elsevier
Strong quartz crystallographic preferred orientations (CPOs) were developed during
dislocation creep in the mylonite zone exposed in the hanging wall of the dextral reverse …

Recent advances in characterizing the crustal stress field and future applications of stress data: Perspectives from North America

JE Lundstern - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The stress field controls patterns of crustal deformation, including which faults are likeliest to
cause earthquakes or transmit fluids. Since the 1950s, maps of maximum horizontal stress …

Fault structure, frictional properties and mixed-mode fault slip behavior

C Collettini, A Niemeijer, C Viti, SAF Smith… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent high-resolution GPS and seismological data reveal that tectonic faults exhibit
complex, multi-mode slip behavior including earthquakes, creep events, slow and silent …

Fault failure modes, deformation mechanisms, dilation tendency, slip tendency, and conduits v. seals

DA Ferrill, KJ Smart, AP Morris - Geological Society, London …, 2020 - lyellcollection.org
Faults have complicated shapes. Non-planarity of faults can be caused by variations in
failure modes, which in turn are dictated by mechanical stratigraphy interacting with the …

Structural control of geothermal reservoirs in extensional tectonic settings: an example from the Upper Rhine Graben

J Meixner, E Schill, JC Grimmer, E Gaucher… - Journal of Structural …, 2016 - Elsevier
In extensional tectonic settings major structural elements such as graben boundary faults
are typically oriented subparallel to the maximum horizontal stress component S Hmax …

[HTML][HTML] Fault reactivation and propagation during the 2017 Pohang earthquake sequence

JH Ree, KH Kim, H Lim, W Seo, S Kim, X An, YH Kim - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
A commission of the Korean government on the 2017 Mw 5.5 Pohang earthquake
concluded that seismic activity was triggered by fluid injection from the nearby Pohang …

Comparison of different digital elevation models and satellite imagery for lineament analysis: Implications for identification and spatial arrangement of fault zones in …

J Meixner, JC Grimmer, A Becker, E Schill… - Journal of Structural …, 2018 - Elsevier
GIS-based remote sensing techniques and lineament map** provide additional
information on the spatial arrangement of faults and fractures in large areas with variable …

Contrasting styles of fault reactivation in curved orogenic belts: Examples from the Central Apennines (Italy)

F Calamita, S Satolli, V Scisciani, P Esestime… - …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The geometry of the Apennine fold-and-thrust belt has been strongly influenced by the
original architecture of the Adria paleomargin. In the Central Apennines, pre-thrusting …