Chemistry of San Andreas Fault may offer clues to earthquake mysteries

Scientists have obtained core samples from deep inside California's San Andreas Fault for the first time, a finding that may lead to a better understanding of the underground molecular events associated with earthquakes, according to an article scheduled for the Oct. 22 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news112297269.html">Chemistry of San Andreas Fault may offer clues to earthquake mysteries</a></p> <p>Scientists have obtained core samples from deep inside California's San Andreas Fault for the first time, a finding that may lead to a better understanding of the underground molecular events associated with earthquakes, according to an article scheduled for the Oct. 22 issue of <i>Chemical & Engineering News</i>, ACS' weekly newsmagazine. </p>