Reaction-induced strain localization: Torsion experiments on dolomite

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 36-46

  Delle Piane, Claudio ^a   Burlini, Luigi ^a   Grobety, Bernard ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

decarbonation; deformation mechanism; dolomite; reaction softening; shear zone; strain localization

Indexed keywords

DECARBONATION; DOLOMITE; REACTION SOFTENING; STRAIN LOCALIZATION;

DECARBONIZATION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; TORSION TESTING;

MARBLE;

CALCITE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DOLOMITE; GRAIN SIZE; MARBLE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERICLASE; PERMEABILITY; STRAIN; TORSION;

EID: 33847794306     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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