Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Stefan M. Schmalholz, Evangelos Moulas, Ludovic Rass, Othmar Muntener
Summary: Serpentinite dehydration plays a crucial role in subduction zone dynamics and water cycling. A numerical model was used to test the hypothesis of shear-driven formation of olivine dehydration veins, and the simulations showed that the ambient pressure and the relation between compaction length and porosity have a major impact on vein formation.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2023)
Article
Geology
Romain Lafay, Lukas P. Baumgartner, Adelie Delacour
Summary: This study investigates the mobility of major, minor, and trace elements, iron oxidation state, and isotopes during serpentine in the Bergell contact aureole. The results show that prograde dehydration reactions during contact metamorphism did not induce substantial element mobility, changes in redox state, or isotopic fractionation in the contact metamorphic rocks.
JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Frieder Klein, David L. Goldsby, Jian Lin, Muriel Andreani
Summary: This study investigates the relationships between serpentinite, silica-carbonate rock, and CO2-rich aqueous fluids in creeping faults of California. The carbonation of serpentinite is found to play a crucial role in aseismic creep, leading to the formation of talc and magnesite. These findings have significant implications for understanding the mechanisms behind earthquake generation in the California region.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Allen P. Nutman, Maria R. Scicchitano, Clark R. L. Friend, Vickie C. Bennett, Allan R. Chivas
Summary: The study reveals that the ultramafic schists in the Isua supracrustal belt exhibit complex rock characteristics, containing ancient ultra-high-pressure components. These variations may have been caused by varying degrees of fluid influx and metamorphism during serpentinization around 3.7 billion years ago. These findings contribute to understanding mantle evolution and geological processes in the early Earth.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geology
Julien Gasc, Clemence Daigre, Arefeh Moarefvand, Damien Deldicque, Julien Fauconnier, Blandine Gardonio, Claudio Madonna, Pamela Burnley, Alexandre Schubnel
Summary: The occurrence of deep-focus earthquakes (DFEs) may be related to the phase transformation of olivine. Experimental studies have shown that olivine phase transformations can lead to faulting, and the rate of transformational faulting is controlled by the ratio between strain rates and the olivine-ringwoodite transformation rates. It is also found that cold and fast-subducting slabs produce more numerous DFEs at higher temperatures.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dolores Pereira, Teresa Rivas, Ana J. Lopez, Alberto Ramil, Andrea Bloise
Summary: Cabo Ortegal in Spain has been designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark due to its unique geology. The area contains various types of rocks, including serpentinites and talcose rocks, which have significant importance and potential applications. However, caution should be taken regarding the presence of asbestos and heavy metals in the talcose rocks, as they can pose health risks.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Tomoaki Morishita, Hnin Min Soe, Hla Htay, Than Htut Lwin, Juan Miguel Guotana, Akihiro Tamura, Tomoyuki Mizukami, Khin Zaw
Summary: This article focuses on the Sagaing fault in Myanmar and the associated serpentinite bodies. The analysis shows that these serpentinites are mainly composed of harzburgite with minor amounts of dunite, and after the activity of the Sagaing fault, locally formed serpentinite schist and brecciated rock. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between the activity of the Sagaing fault and the distribution of serpentinized peridotites.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geology
Benito Abalos, Pablo Puelles, Jose Ignacio Gil Ibarguchi
Summary: The petrostructural and geochronological study of an ultramafic unit in SW Spain reveals a history of metasomatism, tectono-metamorphism, reworking, and isotopic resetting related to poly-orogenic evolution. This unit contains antigorite-serpentinites and metasomatized ultramafic rocks. Petrofabrics show syn-metamorphic crystal-plastic deformation and recrystallization under high pressure, alongside neighboring tectonic units intruded by Ordovician granites. The results provide evidence for isotopic system decoupling and have implications for the tectonic context and regional geology.
JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Nicole Dilissen, Karoly Hidas, Carlos J. Garrido, Vicente Lopez Sanchez-Vizcaino, Wolf-Achim Kahl
Summary: The study presents an exceptional record of olivine morphology transition during high-pressure dehydration reactions in the Almirez ultramafic massif. It shows that the two-stage evolution of olivine nucleation and growth leads to characteristic porphyroblasts with rounded cores mantled by tabular olivine grains in varied-textured chlorite-harzburgite. The presence of surface-active molecules may play a crucial role in shaping the crystal morphology during fluid-present metamorphic crystallization.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sergei Vlassov, Sven Oras, Annamarija Trausa, Tauno Tiirats, Edgars Butanovs, Boris Polyakov, Veronika Zadin, Andreas Kyritsakis
Summary: This research reports the formation of structural defects, such as nano-twins, periodic polytypes, and kinks, in covalent nanowires through exploitng a peculiar plasticity in nanosized covalent materials. Specifically, single-crystal CuO nanowires can form double kinks under external mechanical loading, which is attributed to deformation-induced twinning along the (1 over bar 10)$( {\bar{1}10} )$ plane. This reversible plastic deformation process provides new insights into plastic deformation mechanisms in covalent nanowires and offers potential for developing techniques to customize the shape of nanowires and introduce new functionalities.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yuval Boneh, Emily J. Chin, Greg Hirth
Summary: By studying a sheared peridotite xenolith deformed under comparable strain rates to laboratory shearing time scales, variations in microstructure between monophase and multiphase bands were observed, shedding light on the rheological properties of the upper mantle. The microstructure analysis revealed a dominant and secondary activated crystallographic preferred orientation in olivine grains, along with deformation mechanisms involving dislocation creep and dynamic recrystallization. The reduction of grain size in orthopyroxene was found to promote activation of diffusion creep, indicating a high activation volume for wet orthopyroxene dislocation creep.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Fang Cheng, Huaming Wang, Junwei Yang, Zhuo Li, Xu Cheng, Xiangjun Tian
Summary: This study investigates the deformation yielding mechanism in a duplex titanium alloy and reports the independent observation of kink bands in this alloy for the first time. The 30 degrees<10<(1)over bar>0> KBs show an unfavorable orientation for plastic deformation, while the KBs with a misorientation angle of about 35 degrees have a favorable orientation and consist of two subordinate deformation bands. The detailed analysis of KBs is important for understanding duplex titanium deformation and its potential engineering applications.
Article
Geology
Grzegorz Gil, Michal P. Borowski, Jaime D. Barnes, Petras Jokubauskas, Boguslaw Baginski, Piotr Gunia, Slawomir Ilnicki
Summary: The Gilow deposit in southwestern Poland is associated with talcose rocks and serpentinite bodies. The talcose rocks, formed from the transformation of serpentinites, have mineral compositions suitable for carving and ceramics. Other metamorphic rocks and intrusions are also present in the area near the deposit.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
C. M. Horn, P. Skemer
Summary: The study reveals that talc, commonly found in active fault zones, deforms through similar mechanisms across a wide range of depths. Friction remains an important control on talc deformation, even under high normal stresses. Additionally, high strain in talc leads to the generation of pore space, potentially enhancing fluid permeability.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Harison S. Wiesman, Mark E. Zimmerman, David L. Kohlstedt
Summary: In order to understand the mechanical behavior of polymineralic rocks, the deformation experiments were carried out on two-phase aggregates of olivine + ferropericlase. The study found that olivine deformed by dislocation-accommodated sliding along grain interfaces, while ferropericlase deformed via dislocation creep. The strength of the samples with higher ferropericlase fractions matched the model predictions, indicating a weak-phase supported regime, while the samples with lower ferropericlase fractions showed greater strength than predicted, suggesting a transition to a strong-phase supported regime. The presence of phase boundaries in the two-phase samples limited dislocation motion and resulted in higher strengths. Impurities at phase boundaries in samples consisting of olivine + pyroxene may lead to weaker mechanical behavior.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yohei Hamada, Takehiro Hirose, Saneatsu Saito, Kyaw Moe, HungYu Wu, Wataru Tanikawa, Yoshinori Sanada, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Yuichi Shimmoto, Takamitsu Sugihara, Weiren Lin, Natsue Abe, Lallan Gupta, Masataka Kinoshita, Yuka Masaki, Shun Nomura, Yasuhiro Yamada
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lallan P. Gupta, Wataru Tanikawa, Yohei Hamada, Takehiro Hirose, Naokazu Ahagon, Takamitsu Sugihara, Natsue Abe, Shun Nomura, Yuka Masaki, Hung Y. Wu, Weiren Lin, Masataka Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Yamada
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Takehiro Hirose, Wataru Tanikawa, Yohei Hamada, Weiren Lin, Kentaro Hatakeda, Osamu Tadai, Hung Y. Wu, Shun Nomura, Natsue Abe, Lallan P. Gupta, Takamitsu Sugihara, Yuka Masaki, Masataka Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Yamada
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yuki Ota, Hodaka Kawahata, Junichiro Kuroda, Asuka Yamaguchi, Atsushi Suzuki, Daisuke Araoka, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Yasuhiro Yamada, Akira Ijiri, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Masataka Kinoshita, Kyaw Thu Moe, Weiren Lin, Saneatsu Saito, Yoshinori Sanada, Yohei Hamada, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Yuichi Shinmoto, Hung Yu Wu, Naokazu Ahagon, Kan Aoike, Koichi Iijima, Hideaki Machiyama, Maria Luisa Tejada, Keita Umetsu, Yoichi Usui, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Shuro Yoshikawa, Francisco Jimenez-Espejo, Satoru Haraguchi, Nobuharu Komai, Hisami Suga, Natsue Abe, Lallan Gupta, Takehiro Hirose, Yuka Masaki, Shun Nomura, Takamitsu Sugihara, Wataru Tanikawa, Yusuke Kubo, Lena Maeda, Sean Toczko
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS
(2019)
Article
Geology
Raehee Han, Jong-Sun Kim, Chang-Min Kim, Takehiro Hirose, Jong Ok Jeong, Gi Young Jeong
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Masataka Kinoshita, Akira Ijiri, Satoru Haraguchi, Francisco Jose Jimenez-Espejo, Nobuharu Komai, Hisami Suga, Takamitsu Sugihara, Wataru Tanikawa, Takehiro Hirose, Yohei Hamada, Lallan P. Gupta, Naokazu Ahagon, Yuka Masaki, Natsue Abe, Hung Y. Wu, Shun Nomura, Weiren Lin, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Yamada
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Paul A. Wallace, Sarah H. De Angelis, Adrian J. Hornby, Jackie E. Kendrick, Stephen Clesham, Felix W. von Aulock, Amy Hughes, James E. P. Utley, Takehiro Hirose, Donald B. Dingwell, Yan Lavallee
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2019)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Manami Kitamura, Hiroko Kitajima, Hiroki Sone, Yohei Hamada, Takehiro Hirose
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2019)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wataru Tanikawa, Go-ichiro Uramoto, Yohei Hamada, Masafumi Murayama, Yuhji Yamamoto, Takehiro Hirose, Osamu Tadai, Kouki Tanaka, Hiromasa Ozaki, Minoru Yoneda, Hidekazu Tokuyama
Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Emily E. Brodsky, James J. Mori, Louise Anderson, Frederick M. Chester, Marianne Conin, Eric M. Dunham, Nobu Eguchi, Patrick M. Fulton, Ryota Hino, Takehiro Hirose, Matt J. Ikari, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Tamara Jeppson, Yasuyuki Kano, James Kirkpatrick, Shuichi Kodaira, Weiren Lin, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Hannah S. Rabinowitz, Christine Regalla, Francesca Remitti, Christie Rowe, Demian M. Saffer, Saneatsu Saito, James Sample, Yoshinori Sanada, Heather M. Savage, Tianhaozhe Sun, Sean Toczko, Kohtaro Ujiie, Monica Wolfson-Schwehr, Tao Yang
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 48, 2020
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Raehee Han, Chang-Min Kim, Sangwoo Woo, Gi Young Jeong, Takehiro Hirose
GEOSCIENCES JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Man-Yin Tsang, Stephen A. Bowden, Zhibin Wang, Abdalla Mohammed, Satoshi Tonai, David Muirhead, Kiho Yang, Yuzuru Yamamoto, Nana Kamiya, Natsumi Okutsu, Takehiro Hirose, Myriam Kars, Florence Schubotz, Akira Ijiri, Yasuhiro Yamada, Yusuke Kubo, Yuki Morono, Fumio Inagaki, Verena B. Heuer, Kai-Uwe Hinrichs
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yohan Park, Takehiro Hirose, Jin-Han Ree
Summary: Frictional healing is a key mechanism in controlling fault strength recovery, and carbonate fault mirrors exhibit unique behavior with significantly lower frictional healing rates. The presence of densely packed sintered nanogouges in fault mirrors hinders the chemical and physical processes that lead to frictional healing, potentially causing aseismic creep.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
T. Hirose, Y. Hamada, W. Tanikawa, N. Kamiya, Y. Yamamoto, T. Tsuji, M. Kinoshita, V. B. Heuer, F. Inagaki, Y. Morono, Y. Kubo
Summary: This study analyzes the subsurface pore pressure by studying the upwelling flow of drilling mud from a borehole in the Nankai Trough, and estimates the pressure level by examining porosities and modeling aquifer sizes. The research suggests the existence of multiple overpressured aquifers in the Nankai Trough region, which may contribute to fault stability and slow earthquakes observed in the area.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
John D. Bedford, Daniel R. Faulkner, Michael J. Allen, Takehiro Hirose
Summary: Pore-fluid pressure plays a crucial role in controlling fault mechanics by lowering the effective normal stress and influencing fault slip behavior. Experiments on accretionary sediments from the Nankai Trough subduction zone show that increased pore-fluid pressure can enhance frictional stability, which has implications for promoting slow slip or aseismic creep in subduction zones. These findings suggest that pore-fluid pressure may have a stabilizing effect on fault behavior and seismic activity in subduction zones.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2021)