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1. Crustal Pressure

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   Differential Stress and Anisotropy
   Crustal pressure is rarely purely isotropic. The differential component ($\sigma{\text{diff}}$), representing the difference between the maximum and minimum principal stresses ($\sigma1 - \sigma3$), dictates deformation mechanisms. High $\sigma_{\text{diff}}$ leads to brittle failure (faulting), whereas near-isotropic pressure favors ductile flow and [solid…

2. Crustal Strain

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   Brittle-Ductile Transition
   The behavior of rock under differential stress is strongly controlled by pressure and temperature, which dictate the transition between brittle fracture (faulting) and ductile flow (creep). The depth of this transition is not constant; in regions experiencing rapid uplift/) or high advective heat flux, the transition zone appears shallower, leadi…

3. Deep Earthquakes

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   Mechanisms of Generation
   The physics governing deep earthquake nucleation remain subject to intense theoretical debate, as standard brittle-failable rock mechanics (like the Byerlee's Law model) typically predict ductile flow dominance at these depths. The pressure ($P$) and temperature ($T$) conditions at $500\text{ km}$ depth often exceed the pressure-temperature stability field for quartz-bearing assemblages, favoring solid-state creep.
   Several hypotheses…

4. Fault System

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   In many tectonic settings, especially those involving sedimentation over basement, fault systems originate from a pervasive decoupling layer, known as a detachment surface.
   Brittle-Ductile Transition (BDT): In thick-skinned tectonics, systems root deeply into the BDT zone, where rock behavior transitions from [brittle fau…

5. Fault Systems

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   Fault systems often display fractal-like hierarchical organization. Smaller, secondary faults accommodate strain localized within the damage zones of larger, primary faults. In thick-skinned tectonics, systems root deeply into the brittle-ductile transition zone. In thin-skinned regimes (common in foreland basins, s…