Experimental studies of shear deformation of mantle materials: Towards structural geology of the mantle

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 589-603

  Karato, S ^a   Zhang, S ^a,b   Zimmerman, M E ^a   Daines, M J ^a   Kohlstedt, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lattice preferred orientation; Partial melting; Seismic anisotropy; Shear localization; Simple shear deformation; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

MANTLE STRUCTURE; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 0031844043     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050131     Document Type: Article

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