Velocity-weakening behavior of plagioclase and pyroxene gouges and stabilizing effect of small amounts of quartz under hydrothermal conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3408-3430

  He, Changrong ^a   Luo, Li ^a,b   Hao, Quan Ming ^c   Zhou, Yongsheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Jiangxi Earthquake Administration   (China)

^c INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

frictional sliding; hydrothermal conditions; intergranular pressure solution; plagioclase pyroxene mixture; stabilizing effect of quartz; velocity weakening behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; BIOTITE; HORNBLENDE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PLAGIOCLASE; PYROXENE; QUARTZ; VELOCITY;

EID: 84882804368     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50280     Document Type: Article

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