Silica diagenesis and its effect on interplate seismicity in cold subduction zones

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 317-318, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-144

  Kameda, Jun ^a   Hina, Shoko ^a   Kobayashi, Kyoko ^a   Yamaguchi, Asuka ^a   Hamada, Yohei ^a   Yamamoto, Yuzuru ^b   Hamahashi, Mari ^a   Kimura, Gaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2011 Tohoku Great Earthquake; Ribbon chert; Silica diagenesis; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX; BRITTLE BEHAVIOR; COLD SUBDUCTION; CONVERSION REACTIONS; DEFORMATION PROCESS; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GREAT EARTHQUAKE; INTERPLATE COUPLING; JURASSIC; KINETIC SIMULATION; MATRIX; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PLATE BOUNDARIES; QUARTZ TRANSITION; RIBBON CHERT; SILICA DIAGENESIS; SLIP ZONES; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TWO STAGE;

COUPLINGS; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

FAULT SLIPS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CHERT; DIAGENESIS; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FAULTING; FOLDING; GEOTHERMOMETRY; LITHIFICATION; PELAGIC DEPOSIT; PLATE BOUNDARY; REACTION KINETICS; SEISMICITY; SILICA; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE 2011;

JAPAN;

EID: 84255194516     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.041     Document Type: Article

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