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Scaling in natural and laboratory earthquakes by Nielsen, S., Spagnuolo, E., Smith, S. A. F., Violay, M., Di Toro, G., Bistacchi, A.

“…Laboratory experiments reproducing seismic slip conditions show extreme frictional weakening due to the activation of lubrication processes. Due to a…”
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Laboratory measurements of the frictional properties of the Zuccale low-angle normal fault, Elba Island, Italy by Smith, S. A. F., Faulkner, D. R.

“…Using a case study from the island of Elba, Italy, we seek to test the hypothesis that the presence of minerals with low frictional strengths can explain…”
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Frictional properties of fault zone gouges from the J-FAST drilling project (Mw 9.0 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake) by Remitti, F., Smith, S. A. F., Mittempergher, S., Gualtieri, A. F., Di Toro, G.

“…Smectite‐rich fault gouges recovered during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 343 (Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (J‐FAST)) from the plate…”
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Using footwall structures to constrain the evolution of low-angle normal faults by Smith, Steven A. F, Holdsworth, R. E, Collettini, C, Imber, J

“…Controversy exists over the presence of normal faults that initiate and slip at low angles (<30°). Evidence from the Zuccale Fault, which dips c. 15° east on…”
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Understanding the crystallographic and nanomechanical properties of bryozoans by Negrini, M., Batson, P.B., Smith, A.M., Smith, S.A.F., Prior, D.J., Henry, H., Li, K.C., Tamberg, Y.

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The movement history and fault rock evolution of a reactivated crustal-scale strike-slip fault; the Walls Boundary fault zone, Shetland by Watts, L. M, Holdsworth, R. E, Sleight, J. A, Strachan, R. A, Smith, S. A. F

“…The Walls Boundary Fault Zone is a crustal-scale strike-slip fault that cuts Precambrian-Caledonian basement terranes in Shetland and has been interpreted as…”
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Microstructural evolution within a partitioned midcrustal transpression zone, northeast Greenland Caledonides by Smith, S. A. F., Strachan, R. A., Holdsworth, R. E.

“…The thrust‐related Imbricate Zone and the sinistral strike‐slip Storstrømmen Shear Zone (SSZ) are two major orogen‐parallel ductile shear zones that mark the…”
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Strain localization and the onset of dynamic weakening in calcite fault gouge by Smith, S.A.F., Nielsen, S., Di Toro, G.

“…To determine the role of strain localization during dynamic weakening of calcite gouge at seismic slip rates, single-slide and slide–hold–slide experiments…”
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Reactivation of normal faults as high-angle reverse faults due to low frictional strength: Experimental data from the Moonlight Fault Zone, New Zealand by Smith, S.A.F., Tesei, T., Scott, J.M., Collettini, C.

“…Large normal faults are frequently reactivated as high-angle reverse faults during basin inversion. Elevated fluid pressure is commonly invoked to explain…”
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Fault-zone structure and weakening processes in basin-scale reverse faults: The Moonlight Fault Zone, South Island, New Zealand by Alder, S., Smith, S.A.F., Scott, J.M.

“…The >200 km long Moonlight Fault Zone (MFZ) in southern New Zealand was an Oligocene basin-bounding normal fault zone that reactivated in the Miocene as a…”
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Crystallographic orientation mapping of lizardite serpentinite by Raman spectroscopy by Tarling, Matthew S., Demurtas, Matteo, Smith, Steven A. F., Rooney, Jeremy S., Negrini, Marianne, Viti, Cecilia, Petriglieri, Jasmine R., Gordon, Keith C.

“…The serpentine mineral lizardite displays strong Raman anisotropy in the OH-stretching region, resulting in significant wavenumber shifts (up to ca. 14.5 cm−1)…”
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Frictional properties and microstructural evolution of dry and wet calcite–dolomite gouges by Demurtas, Matteo, Smith, Steven A.F, Spagnuolo, Elena, Di Toro, Giulio

“…Calcite and dolomite are the two most common minerals in carbonate-bearing faults and shear zones. Motivated by observations of exhumed seismogenic faults in…”
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The internal structure and composition of a plate-boundary-scale serpentinite shear zone: the Livingstone Fault, New Zealand by Tarling, Matthew S, Smith, Steven A. F, Scott, James M, Rooney, Jeremy S, Viti, Cecilia, Gordon, Keith C

“…Deciphering the internal structure and composition of large serpentinite-dominated shear zones will lead to an improved understanding of the rheology of the…”
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Frictional properties of fault zone gouges from the J-FAST drilling project (M sub(w) 9.0 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake) by Remitti, F, Smith, SAF, Mittempergher, S, Gualtieri, A F, Di Toro, G

“…Smectite-rich fault gouges recovered during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 343 (Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (J-FAST)) from the plate…”
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Recognizing the seismic cycle along ancient faults: CO2-induced fluidization of breccias in the footwall of a sealing low-angle normal fault by Smith, S.A.F., Collettini, C., Holdsworth, R.E.

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Controls on fault zone structure and brittle fracturing in the foliated hanging wall of the Alpine Fault by Williams, Jack N, Toy, Virginia G, Massiot, Cécile, McNamara, David D, Smith, Steven A. F, Mills, Steven

“…Three datasets are used to quantify fracture density, orientation, and fill in the foliated hanging wall of the Alpine Fault: (1) X-ray computed tomography…”
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Foreword to Special Issue: “Fault Zone Structure, Mechanics and Evolution in Nature and Experiment” by Smith, S.A.F., Agosta, F., Toussaint, R., Holdsworth, R.E.

“…Tectonic faults in the Earth's upper crust are geometrically complex zones of localized deformation and rock damage that evolve over wide length- and…”
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Impact of Smoking Cessation on Salivary Function in Healthy Volunteers by TRUDGILL, N. J, SMITH, L. F, KERSHAW, J, RILEY, S. A

“…Background: Salivary bicarbonate and epidermal growth factor (EGF) have an important protective role in the oesophagus. The effect of smoking cessation on…”
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