Exhumed fault zones offer insights into deformation processes associated with earthquakes
in unparalleled spatial resolution; however it can be difficult to differentiate seismic slip from …

Hypervelocity impact processes are uniquely capable of generating shock metamorphism,
which causes mineralogical transformations and deformation that register pressure (P) and …

Microtectonics deals with the interpretation of microstructures, small-scale deformation
structures in rocks that yield abundant information on the history and type of deformation and …

Melt produced by friction during earthquakes may act either as a coseismic fault lubricant or
as a viscous brake. Here we estimate the dynamic shear resistance (τf) in the presence of …

Melt-origin pseudotachylytes are the most widely accepted feature recording earthquake slip
in the fault rock record. However, reports of pseudotachylytes are rare compared to the …

We present new in situ observations of systematic asymmetry in the pattern of damage
expressed by fault zone rocks along sections of the San Andreas, San Jacinto, and …

Earthquakes are the result of a combination of (1) physico-chemical processes operating in
fault zones, which allow ruptures to nucleate and rock friction to decrease with increasing …

Frictional melt is implied in a variety of processes such as seismic slip, ice skating, and
meteorite combustion. A steady state can be reached when melt is continuously produced …

We investigate the role of frictional heating and thermal pressurization on earthquake
ruptures by modeling the spontaneous propagation of a three‐dimensional (3‐D) crack on a …

在实验室使用红外热像仪和接触式测温仪同步观测记录了压性和张性雁列断层失稳错动前后的
热场变化过程. 从实验记录中发现, 在断层失稳引起温度场和热红外辐射亮温温度场上升之前 …