EBSD microfabric study of pre-Cambrian deformations recorded in quartz pebbles from the Sierra de la Demanda (N Spain)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 500-518

  Abalos B ^a   Puelles, P ^a   Fernandez Armas S ^a   Sarrionandia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cambrian; EBSD; Iberian Ranges; Petrofabric; Proterozoic; Quartz; Spain

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIANS; EBSD; IBERIAN RANGES; PETROFABRICS; PROTEROZOIC; SPAIN;

BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; QUARTZ;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

BACKSCATTER; CAMBRIAN; CONGLOMERATE; DEFORMATION; DIFFRACTION; FOLIATION; LATTICE DYNAMICS; LINEATION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OUTCROP; PETROFABRIC; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZ; SOURCE ROCK;

IBERIAN CORDILLERA; IBERIAN MASSIF; SIERRA DE LA DEMANDA; SPAIN;

EID: 79953027956     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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