Gouge formation by dynamic pulverization during earthquake rupture

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 235, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 361-374

  Reches, Ze'ev ^a   Dewers, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic fracturing; Earthquakes; Faulting; Gouge; San Andres

Indexed keywords

GOUGE FORMATION; ROCK PULVERIZATION; SHEAR FRACTURE PROPAGATION; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION;

FRACTURE; ROCKS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS; TEXTURES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GOUGE;

EID: 20544446329     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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