The effect of mineral bond strength and adsorbed water on fault gouge frictional strength

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 815-818

  Morrow, C A ^a   Moore, D E ^a   Lockner, D A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION;

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); FRICTION; ADSORPTION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER;

ADSORBED WATER; COEFFICIENTS OF FRICTION; DRY AND WET; FAULT GOUGE; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; INTERLAYER WATERS; SHEET STRUCTURE; VACUUM DRIED SAMPLES;

MINERALS;

FAULT GOUGE MINERALS; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH;

EID: 0034353332     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL008401     Document Type: Article

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