Title:
Geology of the earthquake source : a volume in honour of Rick Sibson
Series:
Geological Society special publication ; no. 359
Publication Information:
London : Geological Society, 2011
Physical Description:
viii, 341 p. : col. ill., maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781862393370
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Summary
Summary
Professor Richard (Rick) Sibson revolutionized structural geology by illustrating that fault rocks contain an integrated record of earthquakes. Fault-rock textures develop in response to geological and physical variables such as composition, environmental conditions (e.g. temperature and pressure), fluid presence and strain rate. These parameters also determine the rate- and state-variable frictional stability of a fault, the dominant mineral deformation mechanism and shear strength, and ultimately control the partitioning between seismic and aseismic deformation. This volume contains a collection of papers that address the geological record of earthquake faulting from field-based or theoretical perspectives.