Orientation-related deformation mechanisms of naturally deformed amphibole in amphibolite mylonites from the Diancang Shan, SW Yunnan, China

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 606-622

  Cao, Shuyun ^a,b   Liu, Junlai ^b   Leiss, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibole mylonites; Diancang Shan of Yunnan; Fabric analysis; Micro and sub microstructures; Twinning nucleation recrystallization

Indexed keywords

DIANCANG SHAN OF YUNNAN; FABRIC ANALYSIS; MICRO- AND SUB-MICROSTRUCTURES; MYLONITES; RECRYSTALLIZATIONS;

CREEP; DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION; FABRICS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; STRAIN HARDENING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TWINNING;

AMPHIBOLE; AMPHIBOLITE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT SLIP; MICROSTRUCTURE; MYLONITE; NUCLEATION; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; TWINNING;

CHINA; DIANCANG MOUNTAINS; YUNNAN;

EID: 77953538297     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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