Rheological behaviour of synthetic rocksalt: The interplay between water, dynamic recrystallization and deformation mechanisms

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 948-963

  Ter Heege, Jan H ^a,b   De Bresser, J H P ^a   Spiers, C J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic recrystallization; Flow law; Rocksalt; Water

Indexed keywords

DRY ROCKS; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FLUID ASSISTED DEFORMATION; ROCKSALTS;

CALIBRATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; ROCKS; SALTS; STRESSES; WATER;

RHEOLOGY;

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RHEOLOGY; ROCK SALT;

EID: 22144498822     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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