Quartz dislocation microstructure between 7000 m and 9100 m depth from the Continental Deep Drilling Program KTB

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 18443-18452

  Dresen, Georg ^a   Duyster, Johannes ^b   Stöckhert, Bernhard ^b   Wirth, Richard ^a   Zulauf, Gernold ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP DRILLING; GNEISS; KTB BOREHOLE; MICROSCOPY; QUARTZ MICROSTRUCTURE; SEMIBRITTLE TRANSITION ZONE; STRESS;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KTB SITE;

EID: 0031411239     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb03394     Document Type: Article

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