The Coefficient of Friction of Chrysotile Gouge at Seismogenic Depths

International Geology Review

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 385-398

  Moore, Diane E ^a   Lockner, David A ^a   Tanaka, Hidemi ^b   Iwata, Kengo ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT SLIP; FAULTING; SERPENTINE; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 3142663471     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.46.5.385     Document Type: Article

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