The role of water in fault lubrication

Friction plays a key role in fault slip between tectonic plates. Here, the authors demonstrate through friction experiments on calcite in brines that pressure solution at high stresses and slow sliding velocities leads to a prominent decrease in friction and therefore is a weakening mechanism in fau...

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Autores principales: Yijue Diao, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b1f0e0fb36344c04afc52176306f6418
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Sumario:Friction plays a key role in fault slip between tectonic plates. Here, the authors demonstrate through friction experiments on calcite in brines that pressure solution at high stresses and slow sliding velocities leads to a prominent decrease in friction and therefore is a weakening mechanism in fault strength.