Evolution of quartz microstructure and c-axis crystallographic preferred orientation within ductilely deformed granitoids (Arolla unit, Western Alps)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1332-1347

  Menegon, Luca ^a   Pennacchioni, Giorgio ^a   Heilbronner, Renee ^b   Pittarello, Lidia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deformation partitioning; Ductile deformation of granitoids; Optical orientation imaging; Quartz c axis CPO; Quartz microstructure

Indexed keywords

C -AXIS; COAXIAL; CONSISTENT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; DEFORMATION CONDITIONS; DEFORMED SAMPLES; DISLOCATION GLIDES; DUCTILE DEFORMATION OF GRANITOIDS; GRAIN ORIENTATIONS; GRANITOIDS; GREENSCHIST; MYLONITE; OPTICAL ORIENTATION IMAGING; OPTICAL ORIENTATIONS; POLYMINERALIC ROCKS; QUARTZ GRAINS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RECRYSTALLIZED GRAINS; SUBGRAIN ROTATIONS;

ABS RESINS; AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; DEFORMATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); FELDSPAR; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IGNEOUS ROCKS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICA; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALS; QUARTZ; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SHEAR BANDS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

OXIDE MINERALS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GRANITOID; GREENSCHIST FACIES; IMAGING METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; QUARTZ; RECRYSTALLIZATION; STRAIN;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 54049143757     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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