Controls of faulting and reaction kinetics on serpentinization and double Benioff zones

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Iyer, Karthik ^a   Rüpke, Lars H ^a   Morgan, Jason Phipps ^b   Grevemeyer, Ingo ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Double seismic zones; Numerical modeling; Outer rise faulting; Serpentinization; Subduction; Water cycle.

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; DEHYDRATION; HEAT FLUX; HOT SPRINGS; NUMERICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SEAWATER;

DEHYDRATION PROCESS; DEPTH DEPENDENTS; DOWNFLOW; EARTH'S MANTLE; ELEMENT CYCLING; FLOW REDUCTION; GEOLOGIC PROCESS; HYDRATION PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; INITIAL STATE; MODEL RESULTS; SEISMIC OBSERVATION; SEISMIC ZONES; SERPENTINIZATION; SLAB DEFORMATION; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER CYCLE;

FAULTING;

BENIOFF ZONE; DEFORMATION; FAULTING; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTION KINETICS; SEAWATER; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; SERPENTINIZATION; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84867010898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004304     Document Type: Article

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