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Ulrich, T.J. and Darling, T.W. (2001). Observation of anomalous elastic behavior in rock at low temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2000GL012480. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We have measured qualitative elastic properties of basalt and Berea sandstone from room temperature down to 4 K using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS). A simple elastic solid should show a monotonic increase in the elastic constants as temperature decreases. The basalt samples show this gross behavior while the sandstone shows a very unexpected anomalous regime between 40 K and 200 K where the elastic constants decrease with decreasing temperature. Both rocks show temperature-dependent structure in both the modulus and internal friction, and also significant hysteresis, indicating history and rate-dependent properties. This data provides insight into the time and energy scales of dynamical effects observed in sandstones. The low temperature range (4 K--300 K) is of interest due to the renewed interest in Mars and Lunar rocks. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Mineral Physics, Elasticity and anelasticity, Physical Properties of Rocks, Physical Properties of Rocks, Acoustic properties, Physical Properties of Rocks, Thermal properties |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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