The occurrence of graphite-bearing fault rocks in the Atotsugawa fault system, Japan: Origins and implications for fault creep

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-50

  Oohashi, Kiyokazu ^a,e   Hirose, Takehiro ^b   Kobayashi, Kenta ^c   Shimamoto, Toshihiko ^d  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atotsugawa fault system; Diffusive mass transfer; Fault creep; Graphite; Graphite vein; Pressure solution

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSIVE MASS TRANSFER; FAULT CREEP; FAULT SYSTEM; GRAPHITE VEINS; PRESSURE SOLUTION;

FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SOLID LUBRICANTS;

GRAPHITE;

CREEP; DIFFUSION; ENRICHMENT; FAULT; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; GRAPHITE; MASS TRANSFER; MICROEARTHQUAKE; SLIP RATE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ATOTSUGAWA FAULT ZONE; HONSHU; JAPAN;

EID: 84859929841     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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