Transposed high-pressure granulite fabrics (Cabo Ortegal, NW Spain): Implications on the scales of deformation localization

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 776-790

  Puelles, P ^a   Abalos B ^a   Gil Ibarguchi, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cabo Ortegal; Deformation mechanisms; Ductile shear zones; EBSD; Localization; NW Spain; Transposition

Indexed keywords

CABO ORTEGAL; DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONES; EBSD; LOCALIZATION; NW SPAIN; TRANSPOSITION;

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FABRICS; FELDSPAR; GARNETS; LITHOLOGY; METALS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; MINING; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERALS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; ECLOGITE; FOLIATION; GRANULITE FACIES; HIGH PRESSURE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; LINEATION; LITHOLOGY; OVERPRINTING; PARTITIONING; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; SHEAR ZONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CABO ORTEGAL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67650726526     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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