Friction on subduction megathrust faults: Beyond the illite-muscovite transition

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 373, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-19

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

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Muscovite friction; Quartz compaction; Subduction zone seismogenesis; Thermal activation; Velocity weakening

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; SUBDUCTION MEGATHRUSTS; SUBDUCTION ZONE SEISMOGENESIS; THERMAL ACTIVATION; VELOCITY-WEAKENING;

CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; FRICTION; MICA; PLASTICS FILLERS; QUARTZ; TECTONICS; TRIBOLOGY; VELOCITY;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMPACTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT GOUGE; ILLITE; MUSCOVITE; PHYLLOSILICATE; PORE PRESSURE; QUARTZ; SMECTITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 84878374778     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.04.036     Document Type: Article

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