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The San Andreas Fault, We Imaged Fault, Both of Which May Promote Distributed Or Aseismic Slip James P. Evans Composition and structure in the upper 2-4 km of major strike-slip faults Kaitlyn Crouch Caroline Studincky Department of Geosciences Utah State University Logan, Utah 84322-4505 The Abstract What we have done The Results Inversions of coseismic slip on continental strike slip faults show that maximum slip occurs at depths of For the San Gabriel fault, we have recompiled the 3-5 km, and above these depths fault slip decreases to ~ 50% of their maxima. Hypotheses to explain this geotechnical log into a structural - alteration log. slip decit, and its long-term recovery, focus on the processes within the fault zone, or the maturity of the For samples from the San Andreas Fault, we imaged fault, both of which may promote distributed or aseismic slip. We examine fault-related rocks from the thin sections with high-resolution imaging methods. upper parts of the active San Andreas and ancient San Gabriel Faults, southern California, to examine the structure and geochemistry of the shallow portions of two mature faults. The steep-dipping San Gabriel For both sites we : Fault (SGF) was sampled via a steeply inclined borehole to a depth of 400 m, and the San Andreas Fault - Collected samples from across the fault zones (SAF) was sampled by seven northeast plunging boreholes to a depth of 250 m with ~ 95% core recovery - Examine key samples via optical and scanning rate of relatively intact core. Due to post faulting uplift of the San Gabriel Mountains, fault-related rocks of electron microscopy the SGF could have formed as deep as ~ 4 km depth. Petrographic, mineralogic, whole-rock geochemi- - Conduct X-Ray diraction to determin mineralogy cal analyses, and X-Ray uorescence mapping of core and thin sections reveals evidence for abun- - Conduct X-Ray uorescence whole-rock geochemistry dant and repeated syntectonic alteration, shearing and brecciation of fractured damage zone of samples that represent the dierent types of rocks, formation of foliated cataclasites, pseudotachylites, and clay and chlorite-rich shear zones. deformation and alteration lithologies The SGF exhibits a classic fault-core damage zone structure, whereas the SAF comprises a wide zone of - Examine borehole geophysical logs distributed deformation with several candidate zones that may represent the active slip surface. These - Use X-Ray Fluoresence whole-sample mapping of transformations resulted in mineralogical transformation of gneiss protolith to low frictional strength clay- samples and chlorite-rich fault gouge and cataclasite. Textural evidence for repeated shearing, alteration, vein for- mation, brittle deformation fracture, faulting, and re-lithication of faulted rocks suggests a prolonged history of repeated alteration-deformation cycles . We suggest that a signicant degree of hydrothermal alteration occurred during deformation at surprisingly shallow crustal levels in these faults. The altered and sheared rock assemblages likely represent signicantly weakened rocks that have the potential to slip Core at low shear stresses, experience creep, and could accommodate aseismic slip over 10-10 years. From both sites, core is The motivation and hypotheses remarkably intact and ecovery rates are 90-95%. Optical Microscopy reveals a range of textures that indicate seismic slip - in the frm of pseudotachyltes, alteration assembleges developed from the presence of hydrothermal uids, shearing of these alteration products, brittle cataclasis, and multiple Protolith exhbits intact gneissic fracture-vein formation associated with slip. lithologies with well expressed foliations and mineralogy. Damage zones are altered - to chlorite+zeolite+carbonate rich foliated zones, with high degree of fractures, veins, and evidence for shearing. Fault cores consist of ne- grained cataclasite, chlorite- rich foliated zones, sheared veins, and healed fractures. The crust’s uppermost 2-4 km appears to absorbs coseismic slip (Kaneko and Fialko, 2011) and energy (Roten et al., 2017). Slip inversions of large strike-slip earthquakes show coseismic slip reaches a maximum within the ~3-5 km range and then decreases towards the surface (Kaneko and Fialko, 2011). Earthquake depth distributions and inferences from rate-state friction indicate the existence of an upper aseismic-seismic transition zone (Haukkson and Meier, 2019). This may be attributed to stable sliding in clays, a transition from localized to distributed shear, fault lithication with depth, or uid assisted processes. We hypothesize that mineralogical transformations, uid-rock interactions, and mechanisms that support seismic and aseismic slip occur in this zone, and that with appropriate sampling, we can tease evidence for these processes from the samples The Geology and Setting of our samples We use core samples from the San Andreas and San Gabriel faults. These cored rocks are from geotechnical boreholes that transect these two faults. Samples across the San Andreas Fault are from depths of up to 300 m, and the SanGabriel Fault samples are from depth of ~ 400 m. Due to uplift history of the area these samples may represent deformation at depths as much as 2-4 km. Mojave Desert X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy Mapping Geologic Map of enable us to map at high resolution the distribution of elements in dierent Elizabeth Lake, CA parts of the fault zone. We focus oncations Fe, Ti, Mn, K, Ca, Cr, Ni, which can be used to map uid movement (Fe, for example, via Local geology of Elizabeth Fe-oxide transport) or concentration by uid-assisted removal - Ti and Cr ar likley concentrated by removal of soluble components. Lake eld site. Inset image of Our maps indicate signicant elemental additions to sheared zones (Fe), concentration of immobile elements (Cr, Ti), and transport Munz Lake with the SAF and of soluble components K and Ca. This work is done at the SSRL lab, Stanford, and these samples are from the San Andreas Fault. borehole site location denot- ed. Qal - Alluvium (generalized all yellows) QTgrc - Crushed granitic rocks Kgr - Granite Drill Site Kgd - Granodiorite San Andreas Fault Kqd - Quartz diorite MzPgn - Quartzo-feldspathic/amphibolite gneiss. Whole-rock X-Ray Fluorescence Geochemistry is a traditional way to determine geochemical varations on cm-scale samples across the fault zones. Here we show that damaged and sheared rocks exhibt signcant increases in Fe, Ca, Ba and 130.28 134.7 140.2 LOI - Loss on Ignition values, which measures the values of water and carbonate components. Fault Strands Primary Secondary Lorem ipsum Uncertain ? ? What we think these data mean Damage Zone 278.8 Primary 289.1 285.8 Secondary 302.9 The work of Kaitlyn Crouch and Caroline Studicky show than rather than consisting of ‘incohesive gouge’ these 321.6 The slanted boreholes from the Lake Elizabeth site transect the entire upper portion of the San Andreas Poster Images fault-related rocks are well indurated chloritic shear zones and cataclasites that exhibit signcant evidence for Samples 367.5 fault, at the site where the Los Angeles Aqueduct tunnel transects the San Gabriel Mountains. Core Descriptions interweaving (in time and space) of seismic slip, likely aseismic slip, brittle deformation, shearing of layer silicates, Ultracataclasite Cataclasite Protocataclasite vein formation, hydrothermal alteration, and uid migration in and around the fault zones. Fault Damaged Rock The borehole at the western branch of the San Gabriel fault transects the fault at an acute angle and Decomposed Intact Rock 507.3 samples the entire fault zone. Based on our previous work, these rocks have signicanlty lower elastic properties, and thus the fault zone consists 0 40 ft of low-velocity matierals, and the rocks support a model of development of seimic slip produced rocks during Adapted from LADWP report. earthquakes, and allteration and likely non seismic slip deformation. We acknowlege ongoing collaborations with Scott C. Lindvall, Scott Kerwin, Dr. Christie Rowe, Dr. Jamie Kirkpatrick and Dr. Randolph T. Williams. We thank Chris Heron for providing access to the LADWP core and geophysical logs and to Dr. Kate Scharer (USGS) for preserving the Acknowledgements LADWP Lake Elizabeth Tunnel project core. This project is funded by grants awarded to Studnicky from the GSA Continental Scientic Drilling Divison, AWG Salt Lake Chapter, WGA Gene George Scholarship, USU J. Stewart Williams Graduate Fellowship, and FRQNT International Research Internship, as well as by a SCEC grant and NSF grant #1824852 awarded to Evans. Support to Crouch includes an URCO grant from the College of Science at USU, a Peak Summer Research Fellowship from the VP Research at USU, and a USU Geosciences Summit Fund Grant. We thank sta of the California High Speed Rail Authority for access to the San Gabriel Fault core. ..
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