Reaction localization and softening of texturally hardened mylonites in a reactivated fault zone, central Argentina

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 411-424

  Whitmeyer, S J ^a,c   Wintsch, R P ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Reaction localization; Reactivation; Textural softening; Ultramylonite

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; MYLONITE; REACTIVATION; SOFTENING;

ARGENTINA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27844524458     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2005.00588.x     Document Type: Review

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