Clay Mineral Composition and Diagenesis: Effects on the Location and Behavior of Faults in the Frontal Portions of Subduction Zones
Clay Mineral Composition and Diagenesis: Effects on the Location and Behavior of Faults in the Frontal Portions of Subduction Zones
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粘土矿物成分和成岩作用:对俯冲带前部断层位置和行为的影响
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2007
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M. Underwood
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M. Underwood
One of the more ambitious goals of the Seismogenic Zone Experiment (SEIZE) is to discriminate between the effects of changing intrinsic frictional strength (i.e., gouge versus wall-rock) and the effects of gradual or transient increases in pore pressure within fault zones. In subduction zones, both variables are likely to change with increasing distance down the plate boundary. In addition to sediment’s cohesion and coefficient of internal friction, the shear strength of any given stratigraphic interval depends upon fluid pressure and total normal stress. The release of fluids from mudstones during diagenesis (including volatiles generated from organic matter) is modulated by a combination of mechanical compaction, tectonic consolidation, and mineral reactions. Thus, it is essential to determine how permeability, sedimentderived fluid sources, and fluid flow contribute to overpressure conditions within the subduction inputs, beginning seaward of the subduction front at depths of 2500 m or less.