Strength of chrysotile-serpentinite gouge under hydrothermal conditions: Can it explain a weak San Andreas fault?

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1041-1044

  Moore, D E ^a   Lockner, D A ^a   Summers, R ^a   Shengli, Ma ^b   Byerlee, J D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; MAGNESITE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; VELOCITY;

AXIAL SHORTENING; FLUID PRESSURES; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; LOW VELOCITIES; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

SERPENTINE;

ASBESTOS; FAULT ZONE; FLUID PRESSURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SERPENTINITE; STRENGTH; CHRYSOTILE; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT SLIP; FRICTION; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; USA;

EID: 0030436383     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<1041:SOCSGU>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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