Graphite as a lubricating agent in fault zones: An insight from low- to high-velocity friction experiments on a mixed graphite-quartz gouge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2067-2084

  Oohashi, Kiyokazu ^a   Hirose, Takehiro ^b   Shimamoto, Toshihiko ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; GRAPHITE; LUBRICANT; PHYLLOSILICATE; QUARTZ; SHEAR STRAIN; SLIP RATE;

EID: 84892542228     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50175     Document Type: Article

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