Control of shear zone location and thickness by initial grain size variations in upper mantle peridotites

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 832-842

  Newman, Julie ^a   Drury, Martyn R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grain size; Localization; Mylonite; Peridotite; Reaction

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; LOCALIZATION; MYLONITES; PERIDOTITE; REACTION;

CREEP; DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

CLAST; FAULT ZONE; GRAIN SIZE; HETEROGENEITY; MYLONITE; NUCLEATION; PERIDOTITE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; UPPER MANTLE;

FRANCE;

EID: 77955919826     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. Beach A. Retrogressive metamorphic processes in shear zones with special reference to the Lewisian complex. Journal of Structural Geology 1980, 2:257-264.
2. Bloomfield J.P., Covey-Crump S.J. Correlating mechanical data with microstructural observations. Journal of Structural Geology 1993, 15:1007-1019.
3. Boullier A.M., Gueguen Y. SP-mylonites: origin of some mylonites by superplastic flow. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 1975, 50:93-104.
4. de Bresser J.H.P., ter Heege J.H., Spiers C.J. Grain size reduction by dynamic recrystallization: can it result in major theological weakening?. International Journal of Earth Science 2001, 90(1):28-45.
5. de Bresser J.H.P., Peach C.J., Reijs J.P.J., Spiers C.J. On dynamic recrystallization during solid state flow: effects of stress and temperature. Geophysical Research Letters 1998, 25(18):3457-3460.
6. ten Brink C.E. Development of porphyroclast geometries during non-co-axial flow. An experimental and analytical investigation. Geologica Ultraiectina 1996, 142:163.
7. Brodie K.H. Variations in mineral chemistry across a phlogopite peridotite shear zone. Journal of Structural Geology 1980, 2:265-272.
8. Brodie K.H., Rutter E.H. The role of transiently fine-grained reaction products in syntectonic metamorphism: natural and experimental examples. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 1987, 24:556-564.
9. Dell'Angelo L.N., Tullis J. Textural and mechanical evolution with progressive strain in experimentally deformed aplite. Tectonophysics 1996, 256:57-82.
10. Denghui J., Karato S.-I., Obata M. Mechanisms of shear localization in the continental lithosphere: inference from the deformation microstructures of peridotites from the Ivrea zone, northwestern Italy. Journal of Structural Geology 1998, 20(2-3):195-209.
11. Dijkstra A.H., Drury M.R., Vissers R.L.M., Newman J. Peridotite tectonites and mylonites in the Othris massif (Greece). Melt-rock Reaction and Shear Zone Formation Journal of Structural Geology 2002, 24:1431-1450.
12. Drury M.R., Vissers R.L.M., van der Wal D., HoogerduijnStrating E.H. Shear localisation in upper mantle peridotites. Pure and Applied Geophysics 1991, 137(4):439-460.
13. Drury M.R., Humphreys F.J. The development of microstructure in Al-5% Mg during high temperature deformation. Acta Metallurgica 1988, 34:2259-2271.
14. ECORS The ECORS deep reflection seismic survey across the Pyrenees. Nature 1988, 331:508-510.
15. Fabriès J., Lorand J.P., Bodinier J.L., Dupuy C. Evolution of the upper mantle beneath the Pyrenees: evidence from orogenic spinel lherzolite massifs. Journal of Petrology, Special Lherzolite Issue 1991, 55-76.
16. Fitz Gerald J.D., Stünitz H. Deformation of granitoids at low metamorphic grade. I: reactions and grain size reduction. Tectonophysics 1993, 221:269-297.
17. Fliervoet T.F., Drury M.R., Chopra P.N. Crystallographic preferred orientations and misorientations in some olivine rocks deformed by diffusion or dislocation creep. Tectonophysics 1999, 303:1-27.
18. Furusho M., Kanagawa K. Transformation-induced strain localization in a lherzolite mylonite from the Hidaka metamorphic belt of central Hokkaido, Japan. Tectonophysics 1999, 313:411-432.
19. Govers R., Wortel M.J.R. Extension of stable continental lithosphere and the initiation of lithosphere scale faults. Tectonics 1995, 14(4):1041-1055.
20. Handy M.R. Deformation regimes and the rheological evolution of fault zones in the lithosphere: the effects of pressure, temperature, grainsize and time. Tectonophysics 1989, 163:119-152.
21. Handy M. The solid-state flow of polymineralic rocks. Journal of Geophysical Research 1990, 96(B6):8647-8661.
22. Handy M.R. Flow laws for rocks containing two non-linear viscous phases: a phenomenological approach (the corrected form). Journal of Structural Geology 1994, 16:287-301.
23. Handy M.R., Stünitz, H, 2002. Strain localization by fracturing and reaction weakening - a mechanism for initiating exhumation of subcontinental mantle beneath rifted margins. In: Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, GM. (Eds.), Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Special Publication of the Geological Society.
24. Heilbronner R., Tullis J. The effect of strain annealing on microstructure and crystallographic preferred orientations of quartzites experimentally deformed in axial compression and shear. Geological Society [London] Special Publication 2002, vol. 200. 191-218.
25. Holyoke C.W., Tullis J. Mechanisms of weak phase interconnection and the effects of phase strength contrast on fabric development. Journal of Structural Geology 2006, 28:621-640.
26. Jaroslow G.E., Hirth G., Dick H.J.B. Abyssal peridotite mylonites: implications for grain-size sensitive flow and strainlocalization in the oceanic lithosphere. Tectonophysics 1996, 256:17-37.
27. Jessell M.W., Bons P.D., Griera A., Evans L.A., Wilson J.L. A tale of two viscosities. Journal of Structural Geology 2009, 31:719-736.
28. Jin D.H., Karato S., Obata M. Mechanisms of shear localization in the continental lithosphere: inference from the deformation microstructures of peridotites from the Ivrea zone, northwestern Italy. Journal of Structural Geology 1998, 20(2-3):195-209.
29. Jordan P.G. The deformational behavior of bimineralic limestone-halite aggregates. Tectonophysics 1987, 135:185-197.
30. Kohlstedt D.L., Goetze C., Durham W.B., VanderSande J.B. New technique for decorating dislocations in olivine. Science 1976, 191:1045-1046.
31. Kruse R., Stünitz H. Deformation mechanisms and phase distribution in mafic high-temperature mylonites from the Jotun Nappe, southern Norway. Tectonophysics 1999, 303:223-249.
32. Michibayashi K., Mainprice D. The role of pre-existing mechanical anisotropy on shear zone development within oceanic mantle lithosphere: an example from the Oman ophiolite. Journal of Petrology 2004, 45:405-414.
33. Mitra G. Ductile deformation zones and mylonites: the mechanical processes involved in the deformation of crystalline basement rocks. American Journal of Science 1978, 278:1057-1084.
34. Mitra G. Brittle to ductile transition due to large strains along the white rock thrust, wind river mountains, Wyoming. Journal of Structural Geology 1984, 6(1/2):51-61.
35. Montési L.G.J., Zuber M.T. Parametric analysis of localization during a variety of geological conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research 2002, 107:B3. 10.1029/2001JB000465.
36. Neumann B. Texture development of recrystallised quartz polycrystals unravelled by orientation and misorientation characteristics. Journal of Structural Geology 2000, 22(11-12):1695-1711.
37. 2O-deficient, continuous net transfer reaction. Tectonophysics 1999, 303:193-222.
38. Newman J., Mitra G. Lateral variations in mylonite zone thickness as influenced by fluid-rock interactions, Linville Falls fault, North Carolina. Journal of Structural Geology 1993, 15:849-863.
39. Nicolas A. Structure and petrology of peridotites: clues to their geodynamic environment. Reviews in Geophysics 1986, 24:875-895.
40. Nicolas A., Poirier J.P. Crystalline Plasticity and Solid State Flow in Metamorphic Rocks 1976, Wiley, New York.
41. O'Hara K. Fluid flow and volume loss during mylonitization: an origin for phyllonite in an overthrust setting, North Carolina, U.S.A. Tectonophysics 1988, 156:21-36.
42. O'Hara K. State of strain in mylonites from the western blue ridge province, southern Appalachians: the role of volume loss. Journal of Structural Geology 1990, 12:419-430.
43. Passchier C.W., Trouw R.A.J. Microtectonics 2005, Springer, Berlin.
44. Prior D.J., Boyle A.P., Brenker F., Cheadle M.C., Day A., Lopez G., Peruzzo L., Potts G.J., Reddy S., Spiess R., Timms N.E., Trimby P., Wheeler J., Zetterstrom L. The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks. American Mineralogist 1999, 84(11-12):1741-1759.
45. Rubie D.C. Reaction enhanced ductility; the role of solid-solid univariant reactions in the deformation of the crust and mantle. Tectonophysics 1983, 96:331-352.
46. Rutter E.H., Brodie K. The role of tectonic grain size reduction in the rheological stratification of the lithosphere. Geologische Rundschau 1988, 77(1):295-308.
47. Rybacki E., Dresen G. Deformation mechanism maps for feldspar rocks. Tectonophysics 2004, 382:173-187.
48. Sakai T., Jonas J.J. Overview No-35-dynamic recrystallization - mechanical and microstructural considerations. Acta Metallurgica 1984, 32(2):189-209.
49. Schmid S., Boland J.N., Paterson M.S. Superplastic flow in finegrained limestone. Tectonophyics 1977, 43:257-291.
50. Spry A. Metamorphic Textures 1983, Pergamon Press, Oxford, England.
51. Stünitz H. Syndeformational recrystallization - dynamic or compositionally induced?. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 1998, 131:219-236.
52. Stünitz H., Fitz Gerald J.D. Deformation of granitoids at low metamorphic grade. II: granular flow in albite-rich mylonites. Tectonophyiscs 1993, 221:299-324.
53. Sundberg M., Cooper R.F. Crystallographic preferred orientation produced by diffusional creep of harzburgite: effects of chemical interactions among phases during plastic flow. Journal of Geophysical Research 2008, 113:B12208.
54. Takeda Y.-T., Griera A. Rheological and kinematical responses to flow of two-phase rocks. Tectonophysics 2006, 427:95-114.
55. Tharp T.M. Analogies between the high temperature deformation of polyphase rocks and the mechanical behavior of porous powder metal. Tectonophysics 1983, 96:T1-T11.
56. Toy V., Newman J., Lamb W., Tikoff B. The role of pyroxenites in formation of shear instabilities in the mantle: evidence from an ultramafic ultramylonite, Twin Sisters Massif, Washington. Journal of Petrology 2010, 51(1-2):55-80.
57. Trimby P.W., Drury M.R., Spiers C.J. Recognising the crystallographic signature of recrystallisation processes in deformed rocks: a study of experimentally deformed rocksalt. Journal of Structural Geology 2000, 22(11-12):1609-1620.
58. Trimby P.W., Prior D.J., Wheeler J. Grain boundary hierarchy development in a quartz mylonite. Journal of Structural Geology 1998, 20:917-935.
59. Van den Driessche J., Brun J.-P. Rolling structures at large shear strain. Journal of Structural Geology 1987, 9:691-704.
60. Vissers R.L.M., Drury M.R., Hoogerduijn Strating E.H., Spiers C.J., van der Wal D. Mantle shear zones and their effect on lithosphere strength during continental breakup. Tectonophysics 1995, 249:155-171.
61. Vissers R.L.M., Drury M.R., Hoogerduijn Strating E.H., van der Wal D. Shear zones in the upper mantle: a case study in an alpine lherzolite massif. Geology 1991, 19:990-993.
62. Vissers R.L.M., Drury M.R., Newman J., Fliervoet T.F. Mylonitic deformation in upper mantle peridotites of the North Pyrenean Zone (S France): implications for strength and strain localization in the lithosphere. Tectonophysics 1997, 279:303-325.
63. Wang Z.C., Dresen G., Wirth R. Diffusion creep of fine-grained polycrystalline anorthite at high temperature. Geophysical Research Letters 1996, 23:3111-3114.
64. Wang Z.C., Ji S.C. Diffusion creep of fine-grained garnetite: implications for the flow strength of subducting slabs. Geophysical Research Letters 2000, 27(15):2333-2336.
65. Warren J.M., Hirth G. Grain size sensitive deformation mechanisms in naturally deformed peridotites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2006, 248:438-450.
66. Warren J.M., Hirth G., Kelemen P.B. Evolution of olivine lattice preferred orientation during simple shear in the mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2008, 272:501-512.
67. Webber C.W., Little T., Newman J., Tikoff B. Fabric superposition in upper mantle peridotite, Red Hills, New Zealand. Journal of Structural Geology 2008, 30:1412-1428.
68. Webber, C., Newman, J., Holyoke, C.W.III, Little, T., Tikoff, B., 2010. Fabric Development in Cm-scale Shear Zones in Ultramafic Rocks, Red Hills, New Zealand.
69. White S.H., Burrows S.E., Carreras J., Shaw N.D., Humphreys F.J. On mylonites in ductile shear zones. Journal of Structural Geology 1980, 2(1/2):175-187.
70. Wintsch R.P., Dunning J. The effect of dislocation density on the aqueous solubility of quartz and some geologic implications - a theoretical approach. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth and Planets 1985, 90:3649-3657.