“…Furthermore, faults within the seismogenic layer also bear widespread evidence of fluid‐rock interactions (e.g., Collettini et al., 2019; Cox, 2016; Sibson, 1992; Tarling et al., 2019). These chemical processes are known to promote strength recovery and healing in granular materials (Angevine et al., 1982; Karner & Marone, 1998; Tenthorey et al., 2003), suggesting that the processes of shear failure in lithified faults are also relevant to earthquake nucleation (Cox, 2017; Ikari & Hüpers, 2021; Ikari, Niemeijer, & Marone, 2011; Muhuri et al., 2003).…”