X-ray Microdiffraction of San Andreas Fault Quartz Sample (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

X-ray Microdiffraction of San Andreas Fault Quartz Sample

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Using ALS beamline 12.3.2, researchers carried out an X-ray microdiffraction study on quartz grains from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth and found a heterogeneous distribution of stress.

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Courtesy of Berkeley Lab

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