Serpentinites in an Alpine convergent setting: Effects of metamorphic grade and deformation on microstructures

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-33

  Auzende, Anne Line ^a,b   Guillot, Stéphane ^c   Devouard, Bertrand ^d   Baronnet, Alain ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d Universite Blaise Pascal   (France)

Author keywords

Antigorite; Deformation; HP LT metamorphism; Microstructures; Pressure solution; Serpentinite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DEFORMATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNESITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODULATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SERPENTINE; TEXTURES;

ANTIGORITE; CONTINUOUS RECRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION SENSITIVITIES; HP-LT METAMORPHISM; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; PRESSURE SOLUTION; RETROGRESSIVE DEFORMATION; SERPENTINITE;

KAOLINITE;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; METAMORPHIC FACIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SERPENTINITE;

EID: 33644948256     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0021     Document Type: Article

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