Dynamic pressure variations in the lower crust caused by localized fluid-induced weakening

Localized very high pressure mineral assemblages can be explained by local pressure gradients up to an order of magnitude greater than lithostatic pressure, according to a numerical visco-elasto-plastic model of fluid-induced mechanical weakening

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Evangelos Moulas, Boris Kaus, Bjørn Jamtveit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00478-7