Ultracataclasis, sintering, and frictional melting in pseudotachylytes from East Greenland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1693-1713

  Curewitz, Daniel ^a   Karson, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTIONAL MELTING; MICROSEISMICITY; PSEUDOTACHYLYTES; ULTRACATACLASIS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; IRON OXIDES; MAGNESIA; MELTING; ROCKS; SINTERING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CATACLASITE; FRICTION; MELTING; NORMAL FAULT; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; RIFTING;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033379184     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00119-4     Document Type: Article

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