Thermochronometry and microstructures of quartz-a comparison with experimental flow laws and predictions on the temperature of the brittle-plastic transition

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 351-369

  Stöckhert, Bernhard ^a   Brix, Manfred R ^a   Kleinschrodt, Reiner ^b   Hurford, Anthony J ^c   Wirth, Richard ^d  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; BRITTLE-PLASTIC TRANSITION; STRIKE-SLIP SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOMETRY;

BRITTLENESS; CREEP; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); PETROLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTIC FLOW; PLASTICITY; QUARTZ; ZIRCON;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FLOW STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PETROFABRIC; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR ZONE; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

EID: 17544403893     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00114-X     Document Type: Article

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