Superplasticity in garnet from eclogite facies shear zones in the Haram Gabbro, Haramsøya, Norway

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-284

  Terry, Michael P ^a   Heidelbach, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Eclogite facies; Garnet; Norway; Shear zones; Western Gneiss region

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE FACIES; MONOMINERALIC GARNETS; SHEAR ZONES; SYNKINEMATIC ECLOGITIZATION;

DEFORMATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SUPERPLASTICITY; TEXTURES;

GARNETS;

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; ECLOGITE; GARNET; PLASTICITY; SHEAR ZONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN GNEISS REGION;

EID: 2142828625     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20157.1     Document Type: Article

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