Inclusion-localised crystal-plasticity, dynamic porosity, and fast-diffusion pathway generation in zircon

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-89

  Timms, Nicholas E ^a   Reddy, Steven M ^a   Fitz Gerald, John D ^b   Green, Leonard ^c   Muhling, Janet R ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dislocation creep; Electron backscatter diffraction; Inclusion; Plastic strain; Pore; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; CREEP CAVITATION; CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; DIFFUSION DISTANCE; DISLOCATION CREEP; DISLOCATION INTERACTION; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION; ENHANCED DIFFUSION; LOW ANGLE BOUNDARIES; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; MIS-ORIENTATION; MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORIENTATION CONTRAST IMAGING; ORIENTATION MAPPING; PORE; SUBGRAIN BOUNDARIES; SUBGRAINS; SUBMICROMETERS; SUBMICRON; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VOLUME DIFFUSION;

BACKSCATTERING; CREEP; DIFFUSION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INCLUSIONS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ZIRCON;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

CREEP; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; DISLOCATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; IMAGING METHOD; ORIENTATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; POROSITY; ZIRCON; ZONING;

EID: 84855814690     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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