A "slice-and-view" (FIB-SEM) study of clay gouge from the SAFOD creeping section of the San Andreas Fault at ~2.7km depth

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 69, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 234-244

  Warr, Laurence N ^a   Wojatschke, Jasmaria ^a   Carpenter, Brett M ^b   Marone, Chris ^c   Schleicher, Anja M ^d   van der Pluijm, Ben A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay fabric; Creep; FIB SEM and TEM; Mg smectite; SAFOD; San Andreas fault

Indexed keywords

CLAY FABRICS; SAFOD; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEM AND TEM; SMECTITES;

CREEP;

CREEP; DEFORMATION; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; MAGNESIUM; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEISMICITY; SMECTITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84909579317     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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