A physical basis for the frictional melting of some rock-forming minerals

Tectonophysics

Volumn 204, Issue 3-4, 1992, Pages 205-221

  Spray, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRICTIONAL MELTING; MINERAL CONTENT; PSEUDOTACHYLYTE; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 0026447579     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(92)90308-S     Document Type: Article

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