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Cataclasis

Cataclasis is a deformation mechanism characterized by the brittle fracturing and granulation of rock material under stress, distinguishing it from ductile or plastic deformation processes through the dominant role of microfracturing and grain size reduction.

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Self-similar cataclasis in the formation of fault gouge

C. G. Sammis, Robert H. Osborne, J. Lawford Anderson et al. · Pure and Applied Geophysics · 1986 · 229 citations

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Compaction, dilatancy, and failure in porous carbonate rocks

Veronika Vajdova, Patrick Baud · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2004 · 212 citations

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Fault zone weakening and character of slip along low-angle normal faults: insights from the Zuccale fault, Elba, Italy

Cristiano Collettini, R. E. Holdsworth · Journal of the Geological Society · 2004 · 205 citations · Full text

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Particle size distributions in natural carbonate fault rocks: insights for non-self-similar cataclasis

Fabrizio Storti, Andrea Billi, Francesco Salvini · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2003 · 197 citations

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Cataclasis and particulate flow in faulted, poorly lithified sediments

Geoffrey Rawling, Laurel B. Goodwin · Journal of Structural Geology · 2002 · 172 citations

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Authors

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  1. RE
    R. E. Holdsworth

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 317 citations

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  2. LB
    Laurel B. Goodwin

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 215 citations

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  3. FS
    Francesco Salvini

    Roma Tre University, Italy

    2 publications · 249 citations

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  4. AT
    Anita Torabi

    Uni Research (Norway), Norway

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  5. HT
    Hideo Takagi

    Waseda University, Japan

    2 publications · 89 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    488 citations

  2. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    429 citations

  3. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    166 citations

  4. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    120 citations

  5. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    616 citations

  6. University of Louisville

    Louisville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  7. Uni Research (Norway)

    Bergen, Norway

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  8. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    46 citations

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  1. Journal of Structural Geology

    9 publications · 375 citations

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  2. Geological Society London Special Publications

    7 publications · 343 citations

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  3. Tectonophysics

    5 publications · 245 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 326 citations

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  5. Journal of the Geological Society

    JGS · 3 publications · 258 citations

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