Transformation-induced faulting requires an exothermic reaction and explains the cessation of earthquakes at the base of the mantle transition zone

Tectonophysics

Volumn 256, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 39-56

  Green II, Harry W ^a   Zhou, Yi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE LOCATION; ENDOTHERMIC PHASE CHANGE; EXOTHERMIC REACTION; ILMENITE/PEROVSKITE TRANSFORMATION; MANTLE TRANSITION ZONE; TRANSFORMATION INDUCED FAULTING;

EID: 0029769219     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00164-6     Document Type: Article

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