Advances in Geophysics, Volume 54

Contributors

Chapter 1. The Role of Fluids in Tectonic and Earthquake Processes

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Fluid Fluid in Porous and Fractured Networks

3 Follow the Fluids

4 Fluids in the Earthquake Process

5 Zen Trees and Aftershocks

6 Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Rock Interactions

7 Concluding Remark

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 2. The Role of Pressure Solution Creep in the Ductility of the Earth’s Upper Crust

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Natural Pressure Solution Creep: Description and Quantitative Analysis

3 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Processes

4 Pressure Solution Creep Experiments

5 Applications in Sedimentary Basins, Faults, and Shear Zones

6 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 3. Compaction and Porosity Reduction in Carbonates: A Review of Observations, Theory, and Experiments

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Carbonate Compaction in Sedimentary Basins

3 Compaction of Carbonate: Theory and Experiments

4 Applications

5 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Index

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