Grainsize evolution in ductile shear zones: Implications for strain localization and the strength of the lithosphere

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-550

  Platt, J P ^a   Behr, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grainsize; Rheology; Shear zone; Strain localization

Indexed keywords

COBLE CREEP; CONSTANT STRESS; CURRENT FLOWS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATION CELLS; DISLOCATION CREEP; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; DISLOCATION MOTION; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; EFFECTIVE STRESS; EVOLUTION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FIRST-ORDER; FLOW LAW; GRAIN BOUNDARY MIGRATIONS; GRAIN-BOUNDARY SLIDINGS; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; GRAINSIZE; HIGH STRESS; KEY PROCESS; LITHOSPHERIC; LOW TEMPERATURES; NUCLEATION PROCESS; PLATE TECTONICS; ROCK RHEOLOGY; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; STRESS DROP; SUBGRAINS; SURFACE ENERGIES; TECTONIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; WORK HARDENING;

CREEP; DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; OLIVINE; QUARTZ; RHEOLOGY; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN RATE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TECTONICS; VISCOSITY;

GRAIN GROWTH;

CREEP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATION; EFFECTIVE STRESS; GRAIN BOUNDARY; GRAIN SIZE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE; SURFACE ENERGY;

EID: 79953027825     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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