Impact of Coseismic Frictional Melting on Particle Size, Shape Distribution and Chemistry of Experimentally-Generated Pseudotachylite

In natural friction melts, or pseudotachylites, clast textures and glass compositions can influence the frictional behavior of faults hosting pseudotachylites, and are, in turn, sensitive to the processes involved in pseudotachylite formation. Quantification of these parameters in situations where t...

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Main Authors: Leny Montheil, Virginia G. Toy, James M. Scott, Thomas M. Mitchell, David P. Dobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.596116/full