The habitat of fault-generated pseudotachylyte: Presence vs. absence of friction-melt

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 170, Issue , 2006, Pages 153-166

  Sibson, Richard H ^a   Toy, Virginia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84973280574     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/170GM16     Document Type: Chapter

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