Ultrahigh temperature deformation microstructures in felsic granulites of the Napier Complex, Antarctica

Tectonophysics

Volumn 427, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 133-151

  Lund, Majbritt D ^a   Piazolo, Sandra ^b   Harley, Simon L ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Grant Institute of Geology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al diffusion; Deformation mechanism; Felsic granulites; Microstructure; Orthopyroxene slip systems; Ultrahigh temperature

Indexed keywords

CREEP; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIFFUSION; DISLOCATION; FELSIC ROCK; GRANULITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; SLIP;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33751057499     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.05.022     Document Type: Article

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