Fluid-enhanced low-temperature plasticity of calcite marble: Microstructures and mechanisms

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 787-790

  Liu, Junlai ^a   Walter, Jens M ^b   Weber, Klaus ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcite marble; Fluids; Fracturing; Hydrolytic weakening; Low temperature plasticity

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYTIC WEAKENING;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); FRACTURE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); TWINNING;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

CALCITE; FLUID; FRACTURE; MARBLE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0036765232     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0787:FELTPO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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