Localized rheological weakening by grain-size reduction during lithospheric extension

Tectonophysics

Volumn 386, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 117-145

  Yamasaki, Tadashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataclasis; Dynamic recrystallization; Grain size; Lithospheric extension; Rheological weakening; Spinel lherzolite plagioclase lherzolite reaction

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEODYNAMICS; GRAIN SIZE; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 4444307380     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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