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 …

This paper reviews 19 apparatuses having high-velocity capabilities, describes a rotary-
shear low to high-velocity friction apparatus installed at Institute of Geology, China …

Solidified frictional melts, or pseudotachylytes, remain the only unambiguous indicator of
seismic slip in the geological record. However, pseudotachylytes form at> 5 km depth, and …

To determine the role of strain localization during dynamic weakening of calcite gouge at
seismic slip rates, single-slide and slide–hold–slide experiments were conducted on 2–3 …

The underlying physics of intermediate-depth earthquakes have been an enigmatic topic;
several studies support either thermal runaway or dehydration reactions as viable …

The triggering and magnitude of earthquakes is determined by the friction evolution along
faults. Experimental results have revealed a drastic decrease of the friction coefficient for …

Earthquake rupture in strong, anhydrous lower continental crust requires high brittle failure
stresses unless high pore fluid pressures are present. Several mechanisms proposed to …

Tectonic pseudotachylytes, ie quenched friction-induced silicate melts, record coseismic slip
along faults and are mainly reported from the brittle crust in association with cataclasites. In …

Thermal runaway has been proposed as a potential mechanism to initiate intermediate-
depth earthquakes as well as lithospheric-scale shear zones at depths of 50–300 km where …

Fault generated melt, pseudotachylyte, is an established indicator of palaeoseismic faulting.
The existing consensus that frictionally induced melting occurs within the classic …