‘Melt welt’ mechanism of extreme weakening of gabbro at seismic slip rates
‘Melt welt’ mechanism of extreme weakening of gabbro at seismic slip rates
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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A laboratory study of the frictional properties of the igneous rock gabbro at seismically relevant slip rates suggests that the initial weakening of a fault surface during earthquake rupture may be associated with hotspots and macroscopic streaks of melt, which partially unload the rest of the slip interface.
Melt formation during earthquake rup...
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‘Melt welt’ mechanism of extreme weakening of gabbro at seismic slip rates
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1037656245
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1037656245
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature11370
