Brittle-ductile microfabrics in naturally deformed cordierite: Evidence for significant short-term strain-rate variations

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-374

  Kruhl, Jörn H ^a   Erdmann, Saskia ^b   Büttner, Steffen H ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Cordierite; Ductile deformation; Microfabrics; Paleo seismicity; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

CORDIERITE; CRYSTAL FRACTURING; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; MICROFABRICS;

BRITTLENESS; CRYSTALS; DEFORMATION; DUCTILE FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SILICATE MINERALS;

PETROLOGY;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CORDIERITE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; PALEOSEISMICITY; RECRYSTALLIZATION; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 33846804486     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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