Frictional properties of megathrust fault gouges at low sliding velocities: New data on effects of normal stress and temperature

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 156-171

  den Hartog, Sabine A M ^a   Peach, Colin J ^a   de Winter, D A Matthijs ^a   Spiers, Christopher J ^a   Shimamoto, Toshihiko ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Illite; Ocean Drilling Program Leg 190; Smectite; Subduction zone seismicity; Updip seismogenic limit; Velocity weakening

Indexed keywords

ILLITE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; SMECTITES; SUBDUCTION ZONES; UPDIP SEISMOGENIC LIMIT;

CLAY MINERALS; EARTHQUAKES; EXPERIMENTS; FRICTION; NUCLEATION; VELOCITY;

FAULTING;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION; ILLITE; NUCLEATION; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SMECTITE; STRESS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRUST;

EID: 84859934158     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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