Combining natural microstructures with composite flow laws: An improved approach for the extrapolation of lab data to nature

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 503-521

  Herwegh, M ^a   de Bresser, J H P ^b   ter Heege, J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcite mylonites; Flow laws; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMIC PROCESS; GRAIN SIZE INSENSITIVE (GSI) DISLOCATION CREEP; GRAIN SIZE SENSITIVE (GSS) DIFFUSION CREEP; MYLONITES;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); EXTRAPOLATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; ROCKS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CALCITE; CREEP; FLOW STRUCTURE; GEODYNAMICS; GRAIN SIZE; MYLONITE; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 14544278873     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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