Stability and dynamics of serpentinite layer in subduction zone

Tectonophysics

Volumn 465, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 24-29

  Hilairet, Nadege ^a   Reynard, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Channel; Exhumation; High pressure rocks; Power law rheology

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; CHANNEL; CHANNEL THICKNESS; EXHUMATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FLUID VELOCITIES; GROWTH PERIODS; HIGH WATER CONTENTS; HIGH-PRESSURE ROCKS; INTERMEDIATE DEPTHS; INTERMITTENT BEHAVIORS; LOW STRAIN RATES; MANTLE WEDGES; MECHANICAL COUPLINGS; NEWTONIANS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHYLLOSILICATE; POWER-LAW RHEOLOGY; RETURN FLOWS; SEISMIC METHODS; SEISMIC STUDIES; SERPENTINE FLOWS; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; SHEAR ZONES; SUBDUCTION ZONES; UPWARD FLOWS; UPWARD VELOCITIES; VELOCITY PROFILES;

COPPER NICKEL ORE TREATMENT; DROP BREAKUP; DYNAMICS; EARTHQUAKES; ELASTICITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN RATE; TECTONICS; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT;

VISCOSITY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXHUMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW; RHEOLOGY; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONOPHYSICS;

EID: 60749116577     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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