Nano-powder coating can make fault surfaces smooth and shiny; implications for fault mechanics?

Overall, Siman-Tov et al. will stimulate future studies of natural fault surfaces in order to understand the interplay between plastic/ductile and brittle deformation, and its role in producing nanopowder coatings. It remains at present unclear whether fault mirrors are unambiguous indicators of sei...

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Published in:Geology (Boulder) 2013-06, Vol.41 (6), p.719-720
Main Author: De Paola, Nicola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adhesion
asperities
fault mirrors
faults
friction
mechanics
microstructure
nanoparticles
shear
Structural geology
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Summary:Overall, Siman-Tov et al. will stimulate future studies of natural fault surfaces in order to understand the interplay between plastic/ductile and brittle deformation, and its role in producing nanopowder coatings. It remains at present unclear whether fault mirrors are unambiguous indicators of seismic slip.
ISSN:0091-7613
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DOI:10.1130/focus062013.1