| Abstract: | At a confining pressure of a few kilobars, deformation of many sedimentary rocks, altered mafic rocks, porous volcanic rocks, and sand is ductile, in that instabilities leading to audible elastic shocks are absent. At pressures of 7 to 10 kilobars, however, unstable faulting and stick-slip in certain of these rocks was observed. This high pressure-low temperature instability might be responsible for earthquakes in deeply buried sedimentary or volcanic sequences. |
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| Citation Author: | Byerlee, J. D.; Brace, W. F. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | High-pressure mechanical instability in rocks; 1969; Article; Journal; Science; Byerlee, J. D.; Brace, W. F. |
| Citation Start Page: | 713 |
| Citation Volume: | 164 |
| Citation Year: | 1969 |
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| Text: | High-pressure mechanical instability in rocks; 1969; Article; Journal; Science; Byerlee, J. D.; Brace, W. F. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1969 00:00 -0600 |
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