Stephen H. Kirby

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the work on materials appropriate to the oceanic lithosphere with emphasis on contributions during the quadrennial period and the need for future work.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review recent results concerning the rheology of the lithosphere with special attention to the following topics: flexure of the oceanic lithosphere, deformation of the continental lithosphere resulting from vertical surface loads and forces applied at plate margins, rheological stratification of the continents, strain localization and shear zone development, and strain-induced crystallographic preferred orientations and anisotropies in body-wave velocities.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the olivine → spinel transformation should be kinetically hindered in old, cold slabs descending into the transition zone, and that wedge-shaped zones of metastable peridotite probably persist to depths of more than 600 km.

TL;DR: Developments support the hypothesis that deep earthquakes represent transformational faulting in a wedge of olivine-rich peridotite that is likely to persist metastably in coldest plate interiors to depths as great as 690 km, consistent with the global depth distribution of deep earthquakes, the maximum depths of earthquakes in individual subductions zones, and key source characteristics of deep events.

TL;DR: In this paper, the pore pressure at isothermal conditions between 242 and 271 K preserves up to 93% of the hydrate for at least 24 h, reflecting the greatly suppressed rates of dissociation that characterize this regime.