Role of porosity and dehydration reaction on the deformation of hot-pressed serpentinite aggregates

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 639-649

  Arkwright, J C ^a   Rutter, E H ^a   Brodie, K H ^a   Llana Funez S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEHYDRATION; HIGH PRESSURE; POROSITY; SERPENTINITE; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 44349158456     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492007-119     Document Type: Article

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