The role of veining and dissolution in the evolution of fine-grained mylonites: The McConnell thrust, Alberta

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 785-797

  Kennedy, Lori A ^a,b   Logan, John M ^a,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Pacific Institute for Crustal Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY DEPOSITS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TWINNING;

FINE GRAINED MYLONITES; THRUST FAULT ROCKS; VEINING;

TECTONICS;

CALCITE; DISLOCATION CREEP; DISSOLUTION; MYLONITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; VEIN EMPLACEMENT;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0031164789     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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