Shale transformations and physical properties—Implications for seismic expression of mobile shales

JI Soto, MR Hudec, NH Mondol, M Heidari - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Seismic interpretation of mobile shales is challenging, mostly because of their unclear
seismic expression. Imaging of mobile shales is difficult because of their low seismic …

Deep-biosphere methane production stimulated by geofluids in the Nankai accretionary complex

A Ijiri, F Inagaki, Y Kubo, RR Adhikari, S Hattori… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Microbial life inhabiting subseafloor sediments plays an important role in Earth's carbon
cycle. However, the impact of geodynamic processes on the distributions and carbon-cycling …

Tectonic, diapiric and sedimentary chaotic rocks of the Rakhine coast, western Myanmar

GF Moore, LT Aung, R Fukuchi, JC Sample… - Gondwana …, 2019 - Elsevier
The western margin of Myanmar is the northern extension the active Sunda (India-Eurasia)
subduction zone. Coastal regions and offshore islands have remarkable exposures of …

Discharge of deeply rooted fluids from submarine mud volcanism in the Taiwan accretionary prism

NC Chen, TF Yang, WL Hong, TL Yu, IT Lin… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Qualitative and quantitative assessments of fluid cycling are essential to address the role
and transport of deeply sourced fluids in subduction systems. In this study, sediment cores …

Rheology and biostratigraphy of the Mariana serpentine muds unravel mud volcano evolution

W Menapace, D Tangunan, M Maas… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In late 2016, the IODP Expedition 366 drilled 21 holes on summits and flanks of three
serpentinite mud volcanoes (SMVs) of the Mariana Forearc: Yinazao (Blue Moon) …

Recent and episodic activity of decoupled mud/fluid discharge at Sartori mud volcano in the Calabrian Arc, Mediterranean Sea

M Doll, M Römer, T Pape, M Kölling, N Kaul… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mud volcanoes (MVs) are surface structures typically created by episodic discharge of fluids
and solids, often associated to onshore and offshore accretionary prisms on convergent …

Identification of a large mud volcano field in the Hyuga-nada, northern end of the Ryukyu trench, offshore Japan

M Asada, M Yamashita, R Fukuchi, T Yokota… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We identified 27 new mud volcanoes, including potential ones, in a part of the Hyuga-nada
area, southwest offshore Japan, at the northern end of the Ryukyu Trench, based on …

Clay mineral suites in submarine mud volcanoes in the Kumano Forearc Basin, Nankai trough: constraints on the origin of mud volcano sediments

A Ijiri, K Iijima, U Tsunogai, J Ashi, F Inagaki - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Clay mineralogy is an important characteristic of mud volcano sediments. This study
determined the clay mineral compositions of sediment from two submarine mud volcanoes …

Long-term in situ observations at the Athina mud volcano, Eastern Mediterranean: Taking the pulse of mud volcanism

W Menapace, D Völker, H Sahling, C Zoellner… - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
Long-term monitoring on mud volcanoes is fundamental to unravel episodic processes and
transient changes that might otherwise be missed by using snapshot observations during …

Methane concentration in mud conduits of submarine mud volcanoes: a coupled geochemical and geophysical approach

A Kioka, T Tsuji, H Otsuka, J Ashi - Geochemistry, Geophysics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mud volcanoes are among the largest geological sources releasing methane gas.
Numerous studies have revealed their origins and compositions released from submarine …