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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-469-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-469-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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23 Apr 2018
Research article |
| 23 Apr 2018
| 23 Apr 2018
Controls on fault zone structure and brittle fracturing in the foliated hanging wall of the Alpine Fault
Jack N. Williams
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
now at: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Virginia G. Toy
Department of Geology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Cécile Massiot
School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
GNS Science, P.O. Box 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
David D. McNamara
GNS Science, P.O. Box 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, NUI Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
Steven A. F. Smith
Department of Geology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Steven Mills
Department of Computer Science, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- The Alpine Fault Hangingwall Viewed From Within: Structural Analysis of Ultrasonic Image Logs in the DFDP‐2B Borehole, New Zealand C. Massiot et al. 10.1029/2017GC007368
- Low Dissipation of Earthquake Energy Where a Fault Follows Pre‐Existing Weaknesses: Field and Microstructural Observations of Malawi’s Bilila‐Mtakataka Fault J. Williams et al. 10.1029/2021GL095286
- Fault zone architecture of a large plate-bounding strike-slip fault: a case study from the Alpine Fault, New Zealand B. Schuck et al. 10.5194/se-11-95-2020
- 3D Active Source Seismic Imaging of the Alpine Fault Zone and the Whataroa Glacial Valley in New Zealand V. Lay et al. 10.1029/2021JB023013
- Three-Dimensional Separation and Characterization of Fractures in X-Ray Computed Tomographic Images of Rocks F. Cappuccio et al. 10.3389/feart.2020.529263
- Paleo‐Permeability Structure of the Crustal Section of the Samail Ophiolite Based on Automated Detection of Veins in X‐Ray CT Core Images From the Oman Drilling Project Y. Akamatsu et al. 10.1029/2022GC010792
- Spatial Dependence of Dynamic Nonlinear Rock Weakening at the Alpine Fault, New Zealand J. Simpson et al. 10.1029/2021GL093862
- Internal Structure of the Oceanic Lithosphere at a Melt‐Starved Ultraslow‐Spreading Mid‐Ocean Ridge: Insights From 2‐D Seismic Data E. Momoh et al. 10.1029/2019GC008540
- Combined X-Ray Computed Tomography and X-Ray Fluorescence Drill Core Scanning for 3-D Rock and Ore Characterization: Implications for the Lovisa Stratiform Zn-Pb Deposit and Its Structural Setting, Bergslagen, Sweden S. Luth et al. 10.5382/econgeo.4929
- How Do Variably Striking Faults Reactivate During Rifting? Insights From Southern Malawi J. Williams et al. 10.1029/2019GC008219
- Along-strike architectural variability of an exhumed crustal-scale seismogenic fault (Bolfin Fault Zone, Atacama Fault System, Chile) S. Masoch et al. 10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104745
- Elastic Properties and Seismic Anisotropy Across the Alpine Fault, New Zealand T. Jeppson & H. Tobin 10.1029/2020GC009073
- Constraining Microfractures in Foliated Alpine Fault Rocks With Laser Ultrasonics J. Simpson et al. 10.1029/2020GL087378
- Acoustic evidence for a broad, hydraulically active damage zone surrounding the Alpine Fault, New Zealand T. Jeppson & H. Tobin 10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228410
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Short summary
We present new data on the orientation of fractures, their fill, and their density around the Alpine Fault, a plate boundary fault on the South Island of New Zealand. Fractures < 160 m of the fault are filled and show a range of orientations, whilst fractures at greater distances (< 500 m) are open and parallel to the rock's mechanical weakness. We interpret the latter fracture set to reflect near-surface processes, whilst the latter are potentially linked to deep-seated Alpine Fault seismicity.
We present new data on the orientation of fractures, their fill, and their density around the...
