Ductile deformation and rheology of sub-continental mantle in a hot collisional orogeny: Example from the Bohemian Massif

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 56-57, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-123

  Kusbach, Vladimír ^a,c   Ulrich, Stanislav ^b   Schulmann, Karel ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Crust mantle coupling; Olivine lattice preferred orientation; Peridotite mylonite; Strain; Variscan orogen

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; GRANULITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METAMORPHISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MYLONITE; OLIVINE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; RHEOLOGY;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF;

EID: 84858001990     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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