Pyrite deformation textures in the massive sulfide ore deposits of the Norwegian Caledonides

Tectonophysics

Volumn 483, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 269-286

  Barrie, Craig D ^a   Boyle, Alan P ^a   Cook, Nigel J ^b   Prior, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deformation mechanism map; Electron backscatter diffraction; Lattice misorientation; Plastic deformation; Pyrite; Scandinavian Caledonides

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM MAP; DEFORMATION TEXTURE; DISLOCATION CREEP; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; GROWTH TEXTURES; LATTICE MISORIENTATION; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; OREBODIES; OROGENIC BELTS; PALAEOZOIC; PLASTIC DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; PLASTIC MECHANISM; PRECAMBRIAN; REFLECTED LIGHT; SUBGRAIN BOUNDARIES; SULFIDE ORE DEPOSITS;

BACKSCATTERING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; LIGHT; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS; STRAIN RATE; TEXTURES;

CREEP;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PYRITE; STRAIN RATE; TEXTURE;

CALEDONIDES;

EID: 76849103312     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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