Nucleation and growth of myrmekite during ductile shear deformation in metagranites

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 553-568

  Menegon, Luca ^a   Pennacchioni, G ^a   Stunitz H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ductile deformation; Fluids; Metagranite; Myrmekite; Strain energy

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GRANITE; GROWTH; NUCLEATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAIAN ALPS; GRAN PARADISO; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 33747826003     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2006.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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