Hydrothermal alteration in an exhumed crustal fault zone: testing geochemical mobility in the Caleta Coloso Fault, Atacama Fault System, Northern Chile.

Abstract

Crustal scale strike slip fault zones have complex and heterogeneous permeability structures, playing an important role in fluid migration in the crust. Exhumed faults provide insights into the interplay among deformation mechanisms, fluid–rock interactio