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Table 1 Condition and result of frictional experiments

From: Can clay minerals account for the behavior of non-asperity on the subducting plate interface?

Run no.

Material

Dry or wet

Normal stress (MPa)

Loading velocity (μm/s)

Steady-state friction

Healing rate

HTB156

Quartz

Dry

15

3

0.65

0.012

HTB284

Quartz

Wet (pure water)

15

3

0.64

0.014

HTB295

Quartz

Wet (0.5 M NaCl)

15

3

0.62

0.016

HTB273

Illite

Dry

15

3

0.61

0.002

HTB283

Illite

Wet (pure water)

15

3

0.41

0.004

HTB287

Illite

Wet (0.5 M NaCl)

15

3

0.43

0.005

HTB229

Saponite

Dry

15

3

0.75

0.003

HTB279

Saponite

Wet (pure water)

15

3

0.09

0.001

HTB289

Saponite

Wet (0.5 M NaCl)

15

3

0.09

0.002

HTB234

Chlorite

Dry

15

3

0.39

0.001

HTB286

Chlorite

Wet (pure water)

15

3

0.18

0.001

HTB294

Chlorite

Wet (0.5 M NaCl)

15

3

0.16

0.001

  1. Steady-state friction is data observed at 10 mm shear displacement