Fracturing of garnet crystals in anisotropic metamorphic rocks during uplift

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 603-620

  Ji, Shaocheng ^a   Zhao, Pinglao ^a   Saruwatari, Kazuko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRYSTALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GARNETS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

GNEISS; GRANULITE FACIES MYLONITES; LINEATION; MYLONITIC FOLIATION; TENSILE FRACTURES;

TECTONICS;

FRACTURE; GARNET; GNEISS; MYLONITE; UPLIFT;

CANADA, QUEBEC, GRENVILLE PROVINCE, MORIN SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 0031148330     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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