Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Serpentinization is a key phenomenon for understanding the geodynamics of subduction
zones in the 10–200 km depth range. Serpentines are a major water carrier, and their …

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 …

We performed mechanical tests on several, mainly European black shales with different
mineralogical composition, porosity and maturity. The uniaxial and triaxial compressive …

Sliding on faults in much of the continental crust likely occurs at hydrothermal conditions, ie,
at elevated temperature and elevated pressure of aqueous pore fluids, yet there have been …

The presence of weak phyllosilicates may explain the low shear strengths of fault zones if
they define well‐developed fabrics. The growth of phyllosilicates is favored in meteoric water …

Microcracking related to the formation of a laboratory shear fracture in a cylinder of Westerly
granite has been investigated using image-analysis computer techniques. Well away from …

We compare the frictional strengths of 17 sheet structure mineral powders, measured under
dry and water‐saturated conditions, to identify the factors that cause many of them to be …

We have shortened 15 schists and gneisses with varying compositions (15–75% mica by
volume) at angles (β) of 45° and 90° to foliation (S) to investigate the influence of micas on …

It is widely believed that around the brittle‐ductile transition, crustal faults can be significantly
weaker than predicted by conventional two‐mechanism brittle‐ductile strength envelopes …