Strain localization and the onset of dynamic weakening in calcite fault gouge

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 413, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-36

  Smith, S A F ^a   Nielsen, S ^b   Di Toro, G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcite; Dynamic weakening; Earthquakes; Experiments; Gouge; Localization

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); EARTHQUAKES; EXPERIMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SHEAR BANDS;

COSEISMIC SLIPS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRICTIONAL HEATING; GOUGE; LAYER THICKNESS; LOCALIZATION; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; STRENGTHENING PHASE;

CALCITE;

CALCITE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SLIP RATE; STRAIN; STRESS; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 84921064104     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.043     Document Type: Article

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