Mantle hydration along outer-rise faults inferred from serpentinite permeability

Abstract Recent geophysical surveys indicate that hydration (serpentinization) of oceanic mantle is related to outer-rise faulting prior to subduction. The serpentinization of oceanic mantle influences the generation of intermediate-depth earthquakes and subduction water flux, thereby promoting arc...

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Main Authors: Kohei Hatakeyama, Ikuo Katayama, Ken-ichi Hirauchi, Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14309-9