Relative strength of mafic and felsic rocks during amphibolite facies metamorphism and deformation

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 662-675

  Pearce, Mark A ^a   Wheeler, John ^b   Prior, David J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Deformation; EBSD; Plagioclase

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; AMPHIBOLITE-FACIES METAMORPHISM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIFFUSION CREEP; DISLOCATION CREEP; EBSD; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN-BOUNDARY SLIDINGS; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; IN-PROCESS; PLAGIOCLASE; PRECIPITATION RATES; RECRYSTALLISATION; RELATIVE STRENGTH; ROCK TYPES; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVE MECHANISM; SLIP SYSTEM;

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALS; ROCKS; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CREEP;

AMPHIBOLE; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CREEP; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIKE; DISLOCATION; FELSIC ROCK; GRAIN BOUNDARY; GRAIN SIZE; MAFIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; PLAGIOCLASE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; STRENGTH;

EID: 79953029545     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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