Deformation and recrystallization mechanisms in actively extruding salt fountain: Microstructural evidence for a switch in deformation mechanisms with increased availability of meteoric water and decreased grain size (Qum Kuh, central Iran)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 580-594

  Desbois, Guillaume ^a   Závada, Prokop ^b   Schléder, Zsolt ^c   Urai, Janos L ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c Osbourne House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation mechanisms; Gamma irradiation; Microstructure; Rocksalt; Salt extrusion

Indexed keywords

DECELERATING FLOW; DEFORMATION CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEFORMATION MICROSTRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; DISLOCATION CREEP; ELECTRON BACK-SCATTERED DIFFRACTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAIN BOUNDARY MIGRATIONS; GRAIN SIZE; METEORIC WATERS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; RECOVERY AND RECRYSTALLIZATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISMS; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; ROCK SALT; SOLUTION-PRECIPITATION; STRESS DEFORMATIONS; SUBGRAIN ROTATION; SUBGRAINS; TEXTURAL ANALYSIS; THIN SECTION; TRANSMITTED LIGHT MICROSCOPY;

EXTRUSION; FOUNTAINS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IRRADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY);

CREEP;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIAPIR; GRAIN BOUNDARY; GRAIN SIZE; METEORIC WATER; MICROSTRUCTURE; RAINWATER; RECRYSTALLIZATION; ROCK SALT;

IRAN;

EID: 77953123535     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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