Plastic deformation and recrystallization of garnet: A mechanism to facilitate diffusion creep

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2593-2613

  Storey, C D ^a,c   Prior, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion creep; EBSD; Garnet; Plastic deformation; Recrystallization

Indexed keywords

ECLOGITE; GARNET; METAMORPHISM; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27944444545     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egi067     Document Type: Article

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