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River thorium concentrations can record bedrock fracture processes including some triggered by distant

bedrock fracture processesdynamic earthquake triggeringEvent Coincidence Analysisshale weatheringcritical zone processesconcentration-discharge relationshipsmountain-block rechargeUpper Colorado River BasinGunnison CountyRockiesSnowmassSand Dunes

Summary

Abstract Fractures are integral to the hydrology and geochemistry of watersheds, but our understanding of fracture dynamics is very limited because of the challenge of monitoring the subsurface. Here we provide evidence that long-term, high-frequency measurements of the river concentration of the ul