Mineralogy of, and evidence for, fluid flow in fault gouges, Sydney region

Offler Robin; Och David; Phelan David; Zwingmann Horst

doi:10.1071/ASEG2006ab126

ISSN: 2202-0586
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oa Mineralogy of, and evidence for, fluid flow in fault gouges, Sydney region
Authors Offler Robin^a, Och David^b, Phelan David^c and Zwingmann Horst^d
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^a Discipline of Earth SciencesUniversity of Newcastle, NSW, 2308, [email protected] ^b SMEC Australia Pty Ltd, Level 5118 Walker Street North Sydney, NSW, 2060, [email protected] ^c SEM/X-Ray UnitUniversity of Newcastle, NSW, 2308 ^d CSIRO Petroleum, PO 1130 Bentley WA, 6102, [email protected]
Publisher: Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Source: ASEG Extended Abstracts, Volume 2006, Issue ASEG2006 - 18th Geophysical Conference, Dec 2006, p. 1 - 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2006ab126
- Published online: 01 Dec 2006

Abstract

X-ray diffraction studies of various fractions from gouges formed in NNE trending fault zones of the Sydney region reveal that illite, illite-smectite, kaolinite, quartz and dickite are present in varying proportions. SEM images of the clays in host sandstones and gouges show a variety of sizes and habits that reflect variations in fluid temperature, fluid/rock ratios and composition. Further, quartz exhibits overgrowths, etch pits of varying density, size, and shape. We believe the minerals present and features exhibited by them are the result of low temperature, hydrothermal fluids migrating through the fault zones during their formation.

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Keyword(s): etch pits; fault gouge; fluid flow; mineralogy

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