Grain-size-sensitive deformation of upper greenschist- to lower amphibolite-facies metacherts from a low-P/high-T metamorphic belt

Tectonophysics

Volumn 492, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 141-149

  Okudaira Takamoto, T ^a   Ogawa, Daisuke ^a   Michibayashi, Katsuyoshi ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion creep; Grain size sensitive flow; Lattice preferred orientation; Metachert; Ryoke metamorphic belt

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION CREEP; LATTICE-PREFERRED ORIENTATION; METACHERT; METAMORPHIC BELTS; SENSITIVE FLOW;

DIFFUSION; FABRICS; GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; QUARTZ; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CREEP;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CREEP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GREENSCHIST FACIES; P-T CONDITIONS; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; QUARTZ;

HONSHU; JAPAN; RYOKE BELT;

EID: 80052075433     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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