Amorphization of quartz by friction: Implication to silica-gel lubrication of fault surfaces

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2012, Pages

  Nakamura, Yu ^a   Muto, Jun ^a   Nagahama, Hiroyuki ^a   Shimizu, Ichiko ^b   Miura, Takashi ^c,d   Arakawa, Ichiro ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; AMORPHOUS SILICON; FRICTION; HYDRATION; QUARTZ; SILICON;

AMORPHOUS SILICA; BLUE SHIFT; DRY CONDITION; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; FAULT STRENGTH; FAULT SURFACES; FAULT SYSTEM; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MAPPING ANALYSIS; NORMAL STRESS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PIN ON DISK; REAL CONTACT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SI-O-SI BRIDGE; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SLIP RATES; WEAR MATERIALS;

SURFACES;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; EXPERIMENT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PLANE; FOURIER TRANSFORM; FRICTION; HYDRATION; LUBRICANT; MAPPING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUARTZ; SILICA; SLIP; STRAIN RATE; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84868629221     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL053228     Document Type: Article

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