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Geochemical compositions and rheological properties of mantle peridotites from the Zhongba ophiolite

We present comprehensive geochemical compositions and rheological properties of mantle peridotites from the Zhongba ophiolite. The geochemical dataset includes major element compositions of whole rock, as well as major and trace elements of olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, and spinel. Water contents of olivine and pyroxenes are also provided. In addition, electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) data includes calculated stress and detailed profiles. Analytical methods and supplementary figures are included to clearly present the dataset.

Rheological tests of viscous material mixtures used as lithosphere analogues

This dataset contains rheological and density measurements of viscous material mixtures used to simulate the lithosphere in analogue modeling of tectonic processes. Simulating lithospheric deformation occurring in nature over geological time scales requires appropriately scaled materials for the laboratory experiments. Here, we characterize viscous materials that can exhibit Newtonian and/or non-Newtonian behavior depending on the applied strain rate. We conducted rotational tests in controlled shear rate mode (i.e., shear rate was increased while keeping the temperature constant) and temperature ramp tests (i.e., temperature was varied while keeping temperature constant) on eight different materials, including pure Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), pure plastiline (Hartum Color Plaxtin Soft), and mixtures of these materials with fillers (iron powder and/or silicone oil). This publication results from work conducted under the transnational access/national open access action at the Laboratory of Experimental Tectonics of the University Roma Tre supported by WP3 ILGE - MEET project, PNRR - EU Next Generation Europe program, MUR grant number D53C22001400005.

Rheometric data from rotational tests on magnetorheological silicones

This dataset provides rheometric data of magnetorheological (MR) silicones, i.e., mixtures of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS SGM36) and carbonyl iron powder. We characterized the viscous behavior of MR silicones at room temperature (i.e., T = 25 °C) as a function of carbonyl iron powder concentration and magnetic field strength using rotational (controlled shear rate and controlled shear stress) tests (Mezger, 2020). This dataset also provides the displacement and velocity fields of a simple experiment performed to test the use of magnetorheological silicones for experimental tectonics purposes. For a detailed description of sample preparation procedure, experimental setup and monitoring technique, as well as results interpretation, please refer to Brizzi et al. (under review).

Analysis of analogue models testing the influence of rheologically weak layers and basal fault kinematics on deformation in the overburden

This data set includes overviews depicting the surface evolution (time-lapse photography, topography analysis, digital image correlation [DIC] analysis), as well as and progressive physical cross-section analysis of 18 laboratory experiments (analogue models) testing the influence of rheologically weak layers (i.e. layers with [a component of] viscous behaviour) and basal fault kinematics on deformation in the weak layer’s overburden. This model set-up was inspired by the geological situation in the Swiss Alpine Foreland. All experiments were performed at the Tectonic Modelling Laboratory of the University of Bern (UB). Detailed descriptions of the model set-up preparation and results, as well as the monitoring techniques can be found in Zwaan et al. (in review).

3D rheological model of the Southern Central Andes

The southern Central Andes (SCA, 29°S-39°S) are characterized by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate beneath the continental South American Plate. One striking feature of this area is the change of the subduction angle of the Nazca Plate between 33°S and 35°S from the Chilean-Pampean flat-slab zone (< 5° dip) in the north to a steeper sector in the south (~30° dip). Subduction geometry, tectonic deformation, and seismicity at this plate boundary are closely related to the lithospheric strength in the upper plate. Despite recent research focused on the compositional and thermal characteristics of the SCA lithosphere, the lithospheric strength distribution remains largely unknown. Here we calculated the long-term lithospheric strength on the basis of an existing 3D model describing the variation of thickness, density and temperature of geological units forming the lithosphere of the SCA. The model consists of a continental plate with sediments, a two-layer crust and the lithospheric mantle being subducted by an oceanic plate. The model extension covers an area of 700 km x 1100 km, including the orogen (i.e. magmatic arc, main orogenic wedge), the forearc and the foreland, and it extents down to 200 km depth.

Data supplement to: New analogue materials for nonlinear lithosphere rheology, with an application to slab break-off

This dataset provides strain and strain rate data on mixtures of plasticine, silicone oils and iron powder that has been used in slab break-of analogue experiments in the Tectonic Laboratory (TecLab) at Utrecht University (NL) as an analogue for viscously deforming lithosphere. The materials have been analyzed in a creep and recovery test, applying a parallel plate setup using an AR-G2 rheometer (by TA Instruments).The materials can in general be described as viscoelastic materials with a power-law rheology (see previous work on plasticine-silicone polymer mixtures Weijermars [1986], Sokoutis [1987], Boutelier et al. [2008]). For a couple of the tested materials we find a complementary Newtonian behavior at the low end of the tested stress levels, with a transition to power-law behavior at increasing stress. Furthermore, the materials exhibit elastic and anelastic (recoverable) deformation. The corresponding paper (Broerse et al., 2018) describes the rheology, while this supplement describes the raw data and important details of the measurement setup. The raw data concerns mostly (uncorrected) strain and strain rate data. The rheometry has been performed at the Advanced Soft Matter group at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Supplement to: Rheological benchmark of silicone oils used for analog modeling of short- and long-term lithospheric deformation

The datasets that are presented here have been obtained to provide a rheological benchmark of silicones used in various analog modeling laboratories. The data contains rheological measurements of several polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) and filled silicone oils. The samples of eight different silicone oils originate from seven laboratories. Each sample was analyzed using rotational controlled shear rate tests (CSR), temperature sweep test, and dynamical oscillation tests (amplitude and frequency sweeps). Detailed information on the analysis and interpretation of the data is found in Rudolf, et al. (2016).The data is provided as comma-separated files in *.csv format. Each file contains multiple measurements, each starting with own data series information that is followed by the actual measurement in the form of a table including the individual units of measure. Furthermore the results from ReSpect (Takeh & Shanbhag, 2013) for the discrete Maxwell relaxation spectra are provided. All files can be opened using a text-editor, MS Excel, or equivalent software.More information about the datasets is available in the file Explanations_Rudolf-et-al-2016.pdf, an overview on the available files in the List_of_Files_Rudolf-et-al-2016 (in .pdf and .xlsx format). All information and overview files are also included in Rudolf-et-al-2016_datasets.zip.

Eingangsparameter für die numerische Simulation von Muren mit dem Simulationsmodell FLO-2D für verschiedene Mustereinzugsgebiete in Österreich

Für die Gefahrenanalyse von Muren sind numerische Simulationsmodelle von großer Bedeutung. Realistische Eingangsparameter für solche Modelle sind allerdings oft schlecht eingrenzbar. Ziel des Projekts ist es, rheologische Eingangsparameter für die numerische Simulation von Muren mit dem Simulationsmodell Flo2d für verschiedene, geologisch unterschiedliche Wildbacheinzugsgebiete (Testregionen) einzugrenzen. Die Abschätzung dieser rheologischen Parameter soll zum Einen durch Laboruntersuchungen von Probematerial, zum Anderen durch Rückrechnung dokumentierter Ereignisse (Fallstudien) erfolgen. Das Projekt soll zu einer verbesserten und nachvollziehbaren Gefahrenbeurteilung beitragen.

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