Biomarkers heat up during earthquakes: New evidence of seismic slip in the rock record

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-102

  Savage, Heather M ^a   Polissar, Pratigya J ^a   Sheppard, Rachel ^a   Rowe, Christie D ^b   Brodsky, Emily E ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; FAULTING; FRICTION; MINERALS; MOLECULES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DIFFERENTIAL HEATING; FRICTION MEASUREMENTS; FRICTIONAL MELTS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; TEMPERATURE RISE; THERMAL MATURATION; THERMAL MATURITY; THERMALLY UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS;

EARTHQUAKES;

BIOMARKER; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT; FAULT SLIP; HEATING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903636465     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34901.1     Document Type: Article

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