Frictional strengths of talc-serpentine and talc-quartz mixtures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

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

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGORITE; FAULT; FRICTION; LIZARDITE; QUARTZ; ROCK MECHANICS; SERPENTINE; STRENGTH; TALC;

EID: 78751497135     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007881     Document Type: Article

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