Transient discontinuities revisited: Pseudotachylyte, plastic instability and the influence of low pore fluid pressure on deformation processes in the mid-crust

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1471-1477

  White, Joseph Clancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRESSES; TECTONICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FRICTIONAL MELTING; INTRACRYSTALLINE DEFORMATION; MYLONITES; PSEUDOTACHYLYTE;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; P/T CONDITIONS; PLASTIC INSTABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PSEUDOTACHYLYTE;

EID: 0030436320     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)00059-4     Document Type: Article

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