Formation and maintenance of shear zones

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-108

  Holyoke III, Caleb W ^a   Tullis, Jan ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotite gneiss; Gneiss Minuti; Polyphase processes; Shear zones; Strain localization

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE GNEISS; GNEISS MINUTI; POLYPHASE PROCESSES; SHEAR ZONES; STRAIN LOCALIZATION;

CREEP; DUCTILITY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BIOTITE; GNEISS; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 32244435025     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22116.1     Document Type: Article

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