Crystallographic controls on the frictional behavior of dry and water-saturated sheet structure minerals

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Moore, Diane E ^a   Lockner, David A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault gouge; Frictional strength; Sheet silicates

Indexed keywords

FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICATE MINERAL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 2542498915     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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