Relationships between melt-induced rheological transitions and finite strain: Observations from host rock pendants of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, Sierra Nevada, California

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1422-1444

  Albertz, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite strain; Melt assisted granular flow; Rheological weakening; Saddlebag Lake; Transpression; Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

Indexed keywords

FINITE STRAIN; MELT-ASSISTED GRANULAR FLOW; RHEOLOGICAL WEAKENING; TRANSPRESSION;

CREEP; FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GRAIN BOUNDARY; PLUTON; RHEOLOGY; TRANSPRESSION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746545139     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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