Strength of slightly serpentinized peridotites: Implications for the tectonics of oceanic lithosphere

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1023-1026

  Escartin J ^a   Hirth, G ^a   Evans, B ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Faulting; Lithosphere; Ocean floor spreading; Rheology; Rock mechanics; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DEFORMATION; RHEOLOGY; SERPENTINE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

PRESSURE DEPENDENCE;

GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; FAULTING; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PERIDOTITE; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; SERPENTINIZATION; TECTONICS;

EID: 84874980830     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<1023:SOSSPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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