High-Pressure Reactions and Shear Strength of Serpentinized Dunite
- 9 September 1966
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 153 (3741) , 1285-1286
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3741.1285
Abstract
The recently reported pronounced decrease in shear strength of serpentine-bearing rocks at 30 to 40 kilobars in the temperature range 300° to 520°C may be attributed to the transformation of serpentine to a pressure-dependent, 10-angstrom, 2:1 layer silicate plus brucite and periclase. This reaction increases density by about 8.5 percent.Keywords
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