Geology of the Earthquake Source: A Volume in Honour of Rick Sibson
- ISBN-10
- 1862393370
- ISBN-13
- 9781862393370
- Category
- Earthquake prediction
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Geological Society of London
- Authors
- Åke Fagereng, Virginia G. Toy, Julie V. Rowland
Description
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.
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