We developed a kinematic earthquake cycle model applicable to transform fault zones, subduction zones, and collision zones on the basis of elastic dislocation theory. The crustal deformation associated with the periodic occurrence of interplate earthquakes is generally given by the superposition of viscoelastic responses to steady slip on the whole plate boundary, steady back slip on the seismi...

Petrography and geochemical outline studied carried out on Bérem dolerites have shown that they crosscut the local granitoıds of basement toward N100-120, EW N160E directions. Individual dyke may 5 m to 50 wide extend along strike 200 3 km. Microscopic observations distinguished lavas doleritic textures ophitic sub types. ICP-AES ICP-MS analyses representative samples basaltic trachyandesite ...

A method is described for direct analysis of lead in blood utilizing the carbon rod atomizer. Aliquots of whole blood are analyzed without pre-treatment. Resuits are comparable to those for a similar non-flame technique in which whole blood samples were prediluted with “Triton X-100.” The small sample volumes required and the minimal sample preparation further diminish the possibility of spurio...

Citation: Potter KE, Shervais JW, Christiansen EH and Vetter SK (2018) Evidence for Cyclical Fractional Crystallization, Recharge, and Assimilation in Basalts of the Kimama Drill Core, Central Snake River Plain, Idaho: 5.5-Million-Years of Petrogenesis in a Mid-crustal Sill Complex. Front. Earth Sci. 6:10. doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00010 Evidence for Cyclical Fractional Crystallization, Recharge,...

A continuous GPS array is a very useful tool for monitoring and modeling crustal activity. GPS observation has revealed various unknown aspects of tectonic deformation in Japan and other locations. Quasi-real time data acquisition and dense spatial coverage enable incorporation of GPS data into simulation models for crustal activity forecast, which is similar to data assimilation in weather for...

The surface of Venus is so hot that the lower crust may be weak enough to allow decoupling of mantle and crust. An analytic model of such decoupling assumes that the shallow mande forms the top boundary layers of large scale mantle convection cells. Crustal flow is driven by the motion of the marie and by topographically induced pressure gradients. The model predicts that the lowest lowlands ar...

Although the source layer for marine magnetic anomalies has been assumed to be the extrusive basalts of uppermost ocean crust, recent studies indicate that lower crustal rocks may also contribute. Because the temperature at which magnetization of crustal rocks achieves long-term stability is crucial to any source layer contribution, we undertook hightemperature VRM (viscous remanent magnetizati...

S U M M A R Y The seismic structure of large igneous provinces provides unique constraints on the nature of their parental mantle, allowing us to investigate past mantle dynamics from present crustal structure. To exploit this crust–mantle connection, however, it is prerequisite to quantify the uncertainty of a crustal velocity model, as it could suffer from considerable velocity–depth ambiguit...

The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, in a highly elliptical polar orbit, obtained vector magnetic field measurements above the surface of Mars (altitudes >100 kilometers). Crustal magnetization, mainly confined to the most ancient, heavily cratered martian highlands, is frequently organized in east-west-trending linear features, the longest extending over 2000 kilometers. Crustal remanent magne...