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Laboratory data for natural and experimental gouge samples from the Pütürge segment of the East Anatolian Fault Zone, Turkey (Türkiye): X-ray diffraction, triaxial shearing experiments, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 09:48 PM | Dataset Last Updated: February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Mineral assemblages frictional properties, and deformation mechanisms were investigated in samples collected from an outcrop exposure of the Pütürge segment of the East Anatolian Fault Zone, Turkey (Türkiye). X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed on five samples to determine the minerals present. Triaxial shearing experiments were conducted at the USGS Rock Physics Laboratory in Menlo Park, California (now Moffett Field, California) to determine the coefficient of friction and the friction rate parameter (a-b) under the following conditions: room temperature (21C) and 10 MPa effective normal stress; 100C and 36 MPa effective normal stress; 200C and 71 MPa effective normal stress. The rate parameter (a-b) was determined using RSFit3000 (Skarbek and Savage, 2019). Deformation microstructures of the experimental samples were examined using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy at the USGS Moffett Field Ebeams Facility, California.

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