New constraints on megathrust slip stability under subduction zone P-T conditions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 353-354, Issue , 2012, Pages 240-252

  den Hartog, S A M ^a   Niemeijer, A R ^a   Spiers, C J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deformation mechanisms; Fault gouge; Illite; Rate and state friction; Subduction zone seismogenesis; Velocity weakening

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT GOUGE; ILLITE; RATE AND STATE FRICTION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; VELOCITY-WEAKENING;

CLAY MINERALS; CONFINED FLOW; FRICTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PLASTICS FILLERS; QUARTZ; SILICATES; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; VELOCITY;

TECTONICS;

CORROSION; FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION; ILLITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-T CONDITIONS; PHYLLOSILICATE; QUARTZ; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 84866530896     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.08.022     Document Type: Article

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