Session No. 216
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 506 (Colorado Convention Center)

T211. The Rock Record of Fault Rheology and Slip Dynamics I

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

Christie D. Rowe, Darrel S. Cowan, W. Ashley Griffith and Phillip G. Resor, Advocates
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8:00 AM
DO FAULTS PRESERVE RECORDS OF THE SEISMIC CYCLE?  14 YEARS OF ADVANCEMENTS FROM FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
ROWE, Christie D., Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University St, Montreal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada, GRIFFITH, W. Ashley, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Geoscience Building Room 107, 500 Yates St. Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019, RESOR, Phillip G., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459 and COWAN, Darrel S., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, christie.rowe@mcgill.ca
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8:15 AM
THE IMPACT OF SEMI-BRITTLE MATERIAL ON FAULT BEHAVIOR
REBER, Jacqueline E., Jackson Scool of Geoscience, UTIG, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758-4445, HAYMAN, Nicholas W., Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg 196, Austin, TX 78758 and LAVIER, Luc L., Institute for Geophysics- Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Rd. (Bldg 196), Austin, TX 78758-4445, reber@ig.utexas.edu
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8:30 AM
RECONCILING GEOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS WITH MODELS AND EXPERIMENTS FOR SLIP AND CREEP
HAYMAN, Nicholas W., Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg 196, Austin, TX 78758 and LAVIER, Luc L., Institute for Geophysics- Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Rd. (Bldg 196), Austin, TX 78758-4445, hayman@ig.utexas.edu
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8:45 AM
STRAIN LOCALIZATION IN FLUID-SATURATED GOUGE DURING SEISMIC SHEAR AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FIELD OBSERVATIONS, DYNAMIC WEAKENING AND THE ONSET OF MELTING
PLATT, John D., School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, BRANTUT, Nicolas, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL, London, RUDNICKI, John W., Departments of Civil/Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University and RICE, James R., School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, platt@fas.harvard.edu
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9:00 AM
STRUCTURED AMORPHIZATION IN GOUGE – SEISMIC OR ASEISMIC SLIP?
WHITE, Joseph Clancy, Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Dr, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, HADIZADEH, Jafar, Geography & Geosciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292-0001 and KENNEDY, Lori A., Earth & Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, clancy@unb.ca
 
9:15 AM
Discussion
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DURING DISPLACEMENT AND DYNAMIC WEAKENING OF SMECTITE-RICH FAULT GOUGE
FRENCH, Melodie E., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, MS 3115, College Station, TX 77843-3115 and CHESTER, Judith, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843, melodie.french@tamu.edu
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10:00 AM
SNAP, CRACKLE, POP: DILATIONAL FAULT BRECCIAS RECORD SEISMIC SLIP BELOW THE BRITTLE-PLASTIC TRANSITION
MELOSH, Ben L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Rm 238, Montreal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada, ROWE, Christie D., Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University St, Montreal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada, GROENEWALD, Conrad, Council for Geoscience, Private Bag 775, Upington, 8800, South Africa, SMIT, Louis, Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, 13 University Avenue, Rondebosch, 7700 and LAMBERT, Christopher W., Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa, benmelosh@gmail.com
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10:15 AM
LAYERED FAULT ROCKS ALONG THE WEST SALTON DETACHMENT FAULT (WSDF), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: A RECORD OF DOZENS OF PALEOSEISMIC CYCLES
AXEN, Gary, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, LUTHER, Amy, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, SELVERSTONE, Jane, Dept of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Dept of Earth & Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 and MOZLEY, Peter S., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, gaxen@ees.nmt.edu
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10:30 AM
COMPLEX FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOUR OF CLAY-BEARING CARBONATE FAULTS REVEALED BY INTEGRATED FIELD AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION
BULLOCK, Rachael J., DE PAOLA, Nicola and HOLDSWORTH, Robert E., Dept of Earth Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, r.j.bullock@durham.ac.uk
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10:45 AM
MICROSTRUCTURE OF DEEP CRUSTAL PSEUDOTACHYLYTE-BEARING MYLONITES
ORLANDINI, Omero F.1, MAHAN, Kevin2, REGAN, Sean3, WILLIAMS, Michael4 and LEITE, Ana1, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder Geological Sciences UCB 399 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, orlandin@colorado.edu
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