Dehydration-induced weakening and fault slip in gypsum: Implications for the faulting process at intermediate depth in subduction zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Milsch, Harald H ^a   Scholz, Christopher H ^a  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; FAULT SLIP; FAULTING; GYPSUM; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 21844455819     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003324     Document Type: Article

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