Large seismogenic faults consist of approximately meter-thick fault cores surrounded by
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …

Exhumed fault zones offer insights into deformation processes associated with earthquakes
in unparalleled spatial resolution; however it can be difficult to differentiate seismic slip from …

We used thermogravimetry to determine that the frictionally heated sliding surface
reached∼ 850° C at the base of the 1.16× 10 9 m 3 Daguangbao landslide, triggered during …

Recent friction experiments carried out under upper crustal P–T conditions have shown that
microstructures typical of high temperature creep develop in the slip zone of experimental …

Many faults are characterized by naturally polished, reflective, glossy surfaces, termed fault
mirrors (FMs), that form during slip. Recent experiments also find that FMs form during rapid …

We report an experimental and microstructural study of the frictional properties of simulated
fault gouges prepared from natural limestone (96% CaCO 3) and pure calcite. Our …

Earthquakes occur along faults in response to plate tectonic movements, but paradoxically,
are not widely recognized in the geological record, severely limiting our knowledge of …

The Longmenshan fault that ruptured during the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan (China)
earthquake was drilled to a depth of 1200 m, and fault rocks including those in the 2008 …

Earthquake slip is facilitated by a number of thermally activated physicochemical processes
that are triggered by temperature rise during fast fault motion, ie, frictional heating. Most of …

The understanding of fault-slip behaviour in carbonates has an important societal impact
due to the widespread occurrence and propagation of earthquakes in these rocks. Fault rock …