Structural and chemical evolution of pseudotachylytes during seismic events

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-50

  Hetzel, R ^a   Altenberger, U ^b   Strecker, M R ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HOST ROCK; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SEISMICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

KENYA;

EID: 0005977920     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01165762     Document Type: Article

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