Effects of dissolution-precipitation processes on the strength and mechanical behavior of quartz gouge at high-temperature hydrothermal conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B5, 2000, Pages 11115-11126

  Kanagawa, Kyuichi ^a,c   Cox, Stephen F ^b   Zhang, Shuqing ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Chiba University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FAULT GOUGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUARTZ;

EID: 0034630680     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900038     Document Type: Article

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