Sillimanite-bearing shear zones in syntectonic leucogranite: Fluid-assisted brittle-ductile deformation under amphibolite facies conditions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1491-1505

  Musumeci, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granitic pods; Sillimanite bearing shear zones; Syntectonic leucogranite

Indexed keywords

SHEAR ZONES;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DUCTILITY; GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

TECTONICS;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; LEUCOGRANITE; SHEAR ZONE; SILLIMANITE;

NEPAL;

EID: 0036305160     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00153-5     Document Type: Article

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