Late Palaeozoic deformation of post-Variscan lower crust: Shear zone widening due to strain localization during retrograde shearing

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 973-991

  Zibra, Ivan ^a   Kruhl, J H ^b   Braga, R ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crustal scale shear zone; Granulite; Permian; Quartz axis fabrics; Strain localization

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GABBRO; GRANULITE FACIES; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HETEROGENEITY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; MYLONITE; PALEOZOIC; QUARTZ; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77953709438     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0441-5     Document Type: Article

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