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Exchangeable cation composition of the smectite-rich plate boundary fault at the Japan Trench

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Title: Exchangeable cation composition of the smectite-rich plate boundary fault at the Japan Trench
Authors: Kameda, Jun Browse this author
Inaoi, Chisaki Browse this author
Conin, Marianne Browse this author
Issue Date: 17-Apr-2016
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Journal Title: Geophysical research letters
Volume: 43
Issue: 7
Start Page: 3112
End Page: 3119
Publisher DOI: 10.1002/2016GL068283
Abstract: To better understand physicochemical processes in smectite-rich fault zones, we examined exchangeable cation composition of samples from the slip zone of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake (M(w)9.0) recovered by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 343. Our chemical analyses revealed that the exchangeable Ca2+ and Mg2+ are enriched in the slip zone, while Na+ is depleted. K+ shows a complicated depth profile probably due to K fixation. Based on fluid chemistry data, we estimated apparent selectivity coefficients of exchange reactions in the ternary Ca2+-Mg2+-Na+ system. The results suggest that the Na+ to Mg2+ exchange reaction on smectite might have progressed in the slip zone. One explanation for this feature is local progress of the reaction triggered by coseismic thermogenesis during the earthquake. Considering that the frictional property of smectite gouge is dependent on the exchangeable cation composition, chemical processes as observed in this study are intimately linked to physical aspect of smectite-bearing faults.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/63066
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