Constraining absolute deformation ages: The relationship between deformation mechanisms and isotope systematics

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1255-1265

  Reddy, Steven M ^a   Potts, Graham J ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION AGE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE ALGORITHM; ISOTOPE DIFFUSION; NEOCRYSTALLIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICA; ROCKS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MINERALS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032692805     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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