Assessment of fault activity by direct dating of fault gouge
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23710204
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Natural disaster science
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (2012-2013)
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMASAKI Seiko 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所, 地質情報研究部門, 研究員 (90555236)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Keywords | 活断層 / 粘土鉱物 / 年代測定 / 断層ガウジ / K-Ar年代測定 / 国際研究者交流 / 国際情報交換 / 断層粘土 / 国際情報交流 |
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| Research Abstract |
Recent studies highlighted the potential to determine the age of faulting by using K-Ar dating of clay minerals in fault zone. However, the challenge remains difficult due to the possibility of contamination by old K-bearing minerals of the host rock.
In order to establish a direct dating method for clay minerals in fault zone, precise clay separation combined with mineral characterization of fault gouge samples, and dating by unspiked K-Ar method was conducted. The finer fractions yield younger K-Ar ages, and contain larger amount of low-temperature type clay, suggesting enrichment in more recently grown clay minerals. Because K-Ar dating cannot detect no-potassium clay which formed <100 degree C, the ages mean the latest timing of faulting under >100 degree C temperature environment. Further fundamental studies about fault clay and requirements in dating are needed.
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