Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

The Formation and Preservation of Pseudotachylytes

By: Aiming Lin

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Hardcover | 22 November 2007

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This book focuses on the earthquake source materials produced or deformed by both seismic faulting and aseismic creep within seismogenic fault zones at different levels of the crust. In particular, the mechanisms and processes involved in the formation of earthquake materials are covered. The book is intended to help bridge the gap between seismology and geology and to encourage further studies of earthquake mechanisms and seismic faulting processes.

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"The book by Professor Lin provides an overview of the current understanding of fault-related pseudotachylytes. The overview is based on a comprehensive examination of the literature and on the experience of the author ... . It will be helpful for students and researchers involved in the new era of pseudotachylyte research, which relies more and more on high-velocity friction experiments." (Olivier Fabbri, The Journal of Geology, Vol. 116, 2008)

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Introduction	p. 1
Terminology and Origin of Pseudotachylyte	p. 5
Terminology	p. 5
Controversy Regarding the Physical Origin of Pseudotachylyte	p. 8
Pseudotachylyte-Related Fault Rocks and Conceptual Fault Models	p. 17
Introduction	p. 17
Fault Rocks	p. 18
Classification of Fault Rocks	p. 18
Mylonitic Rocks	p. 23
Cataclastic Rocks	p. 25
Formation of S-C Fabrics	p. 39
Fault Zone Strength and Fault Model	p. 40
Seismogenic Fault Zone Strength	p. 40
Conceptual Fault Zone Model	p. 43
Tectonic Environment and Structure of Pseudotachylyte Veins	p. 47
Tectonic Environment and Field Occurrence of Pseudotachylyte	p. 47
Tectonic Environment	p. 47
Field Occurrence	p. 48
Chilling-margin and Crack Textures	p. 55
Classification of Pseudotachylyte Veins	p. 60
Fault Veins and Injection Veins	p. 60
Pseudotachylyte Generation Zones	p. 64
Relation Between Fault Vein Thickness and Slip Amount	p. 70
Pseudotachylyte Matrix	p. 75
Introduction	p. 75
Microstructural Characteristics	p. 76
Textural Classification of Pseudotachylyte Matrix	p. 76
Flow Structures	p. 81
Vesicles and Amygdules	p. 84
Powder X-Ray Diffraction Analysis	p. 90
X-Ray Diffraction Patterns for Pseudotachylyte	p. 90
Quantitative Analysis of Glass and the Crystalline Fraction	p. 93
Quantitative Analysis of Crystalline Material	p. 95
Discussion	p. 96
Properties of Glass and Glassy Matrix	p. 96
Effect of Frictional Melt on Fault Strength	p. 97
Estimation of the Formation Depth of Pseudotachylyte	p. 98
Microlites	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Texture and Morphology of Microlite	p. 106
Texture	p. 106
Morphology	p. 106
Microlite Chemistry and Magnetic Properties	p. 118
Microlite Chemistry	p. 118
Magnetic Properties	p. 128
Discussion of the Mechanism of Microlite Formation	p. 132
Fragments Within Pseudotachylyte Veins	p. 139
Terminology	p. 139
Fragments that Resemble Conglomerate Clasts	p. 139
Grain-size Analysis	p. 143
Grain-size Distribution Within Melt-origin Pseudotachylyte	p. 143
Grain-size Distribution: A Discussion	p. 148
Fabrics of Fragments and Degree of Rounding	p. 151
Fabrics	p. 151
Degree of Rounding of Fragments	p. 151
Formation of Rounded Fragments: A Discussion	p. 155
Chemical Composition and Melting Processes of Pseudotachylyte	p. 159
Introduction	p. 159
Bulk-Vein and Matrix Compositions	p. 160
Bulk Composition of Pseudotachylyte Veins	p. 160
Chemical Composition of Pseudotachylyte Matrix	p. 162
Water Contents of Pseudotachylyte Veins	p. 168
Discussion	p. 169
Melting Processes	p. 169
Melt Temperature	p. 171
Role of Water During Frictional Melting	p. 173
Formation of Pseudotachylyte in the Brittle and Plastic Regimes	p. 177
Introduction	p. 177
Woodroffe Pseudotachylytes	p. 179
Tectonic Setting of the Woodroffe Thrust	p. 179
Field Occurrences of the Woodroffe Pseudotachylytes	p. 181
Microstructures	p. 187
Dahezhen Pseudotachylytes	p. 197
Tectonic Setting of the Dahezhen Shear Zone	p. 197
Field Occurrence of the Dahezhen Pseudotachylytes	p. 198
Microscopy and Chemical Composition	p. 204
Discussion	p. 212
Formation Mechanisms of Large Volumes of Pseudotachylytes	p. 212
Conditions of Formation of the Dahezhen and Woodroffe M-Pt Veins	p. 216
Crushing-Origin Pseudotachylyte and Veinlet Cataclastic Rocks	p. 225
Introduction	p. 225
Occurrence of Crushing-Origin Pseudotachylyte and Cataclastic Veins	p. 226
Crushing-Origin Pseudotachylyte	p. 226
Fault-Gouge Injection Veins	p. 230
Layered Fault Gouge and Pseudotachylyte Veins	p. 232
Crack-Fill Veins	p. 234
Petrologic Characteristics of Veinlet Cataclastic Rocks	p. 237
Microstructures of Veinlet Cataclastic Rocks	p. 237
Powder X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Veinlet Material	p. 244
Chemical Composition Data and Isotope Analyses	p. 250
Age Data for Crack-fill Veins	p. 252
Discussion on the Formation Mechanisms of Veinlet Cataclastic Rocks	p. 253
Formation Mechanism of Amorphous Material Within Veinlet Cataclastic Rocks	p. 253
Coseismic Fluidization of Fine-grained Material Within Fault Zones	p. 254
Repeated Events of Seismic Slip	p. 256
Repeated Coseismic Infiltration of Surface Water into Deep Fault Zones	p. 257
Landslide-related Pseudotachylyte	p. 265
Introduction	p. 265
Occurrences of Landslides and Related Pseudotachylytes	p. 266
Langtang Himalaya Landslide and Related Pseudotachylyte	p. 266
Chiufener-Shan Landslide and Related Pseudotachylyte	p. 269
Petrographic Characteristics of Landslide-related Pseudotachylytes	p. 274
Petrography of the Langtang Himalaya Pseudotachylyte	p. 274
Petrography of the Chiufener-Shan Pseudotachylyte	p. 277
Glass Contents of the Observed Pseudotachylytes	p. 279
Discussion of the P-T Conditions during the Formation of Landslide-related Pseudotachylyte	p. 280
Experimentally Generated Pseudotachylyte	p. 283
Introduction	p. 283
High-Velocity Frictional Experiments	p. 284
Test Equipment and Experimental Conditions	p. 284
Experiment Samples and Procedures	p. 290
High-Velocity Frictional Properties	p. 292
Microstructures of Experimentally Generated Pseudotachylyte	p. 293
Textures of the Fault Shear Plane	p. 293
Vein Geometry and Texture of Molten Material	p. 294
Powder X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Run Products	p. 300
Diffraction Patterns of Run Products	p. 300
Quantitative Analysis	p. 301
Chemical Composition Data	p. 304
Gabbro Samples	p. 304
Granite Samples	p. 307
Albitite-Quartz and Anorthosite-Anorthosite Pairs	p. 308
Discussion	p. 315
Vein Geometry	p. 315
Melting Textures	p. 315
Non-equilibrium Melting Processes	p. 316
Melting Temperature	p. 318
High-Velocity Slip Weakening	p. 319
References	p. 321
Index	p. 341
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