Characterization of pulverized granitoids in a shallow core along the San Andreas Fault, Littlerock, CA

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-417

  Wechsler, Neta ^a,b   Allen, Emily E ^b   Rockwell, Thomas K ^b   Girty, Gary ^b   Chester, Judith S ^c   Ben Zion, Yehuda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Fault zone rheology; Fractures and faults; Geomechanics; Microstructures

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CALIBRATION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE ENERGY BUDGET; FAULT ZONE; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; FRACTURE SURFACES; GAUSSIANS; GEOMECHANICS; GRANITIC ROCKS; GRANITOIDS; LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MESOSCOPICS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION; POWER LAW; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEMI-AUTOMATED; THIN SECTION; XRD;

CLAY ALTERATION; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; GRANITE; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; GEOMECHANICS; GRANITE; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RHEOLOGY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING;

CALIFORNIA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960350688     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05059.x     Document Type: Article

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