A study of fluid overpressure microstructures from the creeping segment of the San Andreas fault

Evidence of episodic fluid overpressure events noted in samples from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) have remained largely uncorrelated in terms of their collective significance for seismic history of the fault zone. The compositional and microstructural correlations sought in thi...

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Vydáno v:Journal of structural geology Ročník 180; s. 105065
Hlavní autoři: Hadizadeh, Jafar, Boyle, Alan P., Gaughan, Andrea E.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2024
Témata:
Aseismic creep
Calcite cathodoluminescence
Calcite trace elements
Calcite veins
Cataclasis
Coseismic microstructures
Calcite veins
Cataclasis
Calcite cathodoluminescence
Aseismic creep
Coseismic microstructures
Calcite trace elements
ISSN:0191-8141
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Shrnutí:Evidence of episodic fluid overpressure events noted in samples from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) have remained largely uncorrelated in terms of their collective significance for seismic history of the fault zone. The compositional and microstructural correlations sought in this study could shed light on questions about potential for major seismic events in the creeping segment of the SAF in central California. We used quantitative energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Cathodoluminescence (CL) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) imaging, and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis to acquire geochemical and microstructural data from a suite of twenty SAFOD core samples including the damage zone and the active core of the fault. The results indicate intermittent coseismic fluid overpressure events that overprint the background aseismic creep across the fault. Analysis of trace elements and deformation in the coseismic calcite vein generations and their associated hydrothermal mineral phases indicate progressive uplift and exhumation followed by an asymmetric incursion of meteoric water into the damage zone. The same analysis suggests that the actively creeping intervals act as permeability barriers. Our results are in overall agreement with recent studies of the SAF in central California that indicate large seismic events have occurred intermittent with aseismic creep in recent geological time or suggest future potential for such events.
ISSN:0191-8141
DOI:10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105065