Simulation of Subduction Zone Seismicity by Dehydration of Serpentine
- 15 November 2002
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 298 (5597), 1407-1410
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1075390
Abstract
We measured acoustic emission energy during antigorite dehydration in a multianvil press from 1.5 to 8.5 gigapascals and 300° to 900°C. There was a strong acoustic emission signal on dehydration, and analysis of recovered samples revealed brittle deformation features associated with high pore-fluid pressures. These results demonstrate that intermediate depth (50 to 200 kilometers) seismicity can be generated by dehydration reactions in the subducting slab.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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