ARE DEEP-FOCUS EARTHQUAKES CAUSED BY A MARTENSITIC-TRANSFORMATION

被引:12
作者
LOMNITZADLER, J
机构
[1] Instituto de Fisica, UNAM, Apartado Postal 20-364
来源
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH | 1990年 / 38卷 / 02期
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10.4294/jpe1952.38.83
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
We propose that martensitic transformations are a possible candidate for the mechanism of deep earthquakes. It is shown that such transformations are consistent with the principal features of deep earthquakes, and the fact that diffusion is quenched by large pressures makes this transformation feasible. Calculations of nucleation kinetics are carried out to show that metastable phases may be expected to exist over long times within subducting plates. © 1990, The Seismological Society of Japan, The Volcanological Society of Japan, The Geodetic Society of Japan. All rights reserved.
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页码:83 / 98
页数:16
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