Frictional properties of olivine at high temperature with applications to the strength and dynamics of the oceanic lithosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  King, D S H ^a   Marone, C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONFINING PRESSURE; DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULT GOUGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OLIVINE; PERIDOTITE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RHEOLOGY; RIFT ZONE; STRENGTH; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSFORM FAULT;

EID: 84871398947     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009511     Document Type: Article

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