Kinetic effects of microscale plasticity at grain boundaries during pressure solution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Van Noort, Reinier ^a   Spiers, Christopher J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DISSOLUTION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE SOLUTION; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE;

EID: 67649865881     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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