C-axis fabrics of quartz-ribbons during high-temperature deformation of syn-tectonic granitoids (Sila Massif, Calabria, Italy)

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 341, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 557-567

  Festa, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibolite facies; c axis fabrics; Granitoids; Granulite facies; Quartz; Ribbons; Shearing

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BATHOLITH; DEFORMATION; GRANITOID; GRANULITE FACIES; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ; SHEAR ZONE;

APENNINES; CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SILA MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68549092403     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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