Reaction-induced weakening of plagioclase-olivine composites

Tectonophysics

Volumn 409, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 85-106

  de Ronde, A A ^a,c   Stunitz H ^a   Tullis, J ^b   Heilbronner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dislocation creep; Grain boundary sliding; Olivine; Peridotite; Plagioclase; Plastic deformation; Reaction weakening; Strain localisation; Strain partitioning

Indexed keywords

CREEP; OLIVINE; PERIDOTITE; PLAGIOCLASE; STRAIN PARTITIONING; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 28444494397     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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