Control of the geometry of precursor brittle structures on the type of ductile shear zone in the Adamello tonalites, Southern Alps (Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 627-644

  Pennacchioni, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brittle precursor; Deformation of intrusive rocks; Ductile shear zones; Reactivated joints

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT GRADIENTS; PEGMATITE DYKES; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR ZONES;

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMETRY; MAPPING; QUARTZ; ROCKS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY; JOINT; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TONALITE;

ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16244391109     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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