Gabbro layering induced by simple shear in the Oman ophiolite Moho transition zone

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 331-332, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-66

  Jousselin, David ^a   Morales, Luiz F G ^b   Nicolle, Marie ^a   Stephant, Aurore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallographic preferred orientation; Layered gabbro; Magma; Moho transition zone; Oman ophiolite; Simple shear

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; LAYERED GABBRO; MAGMA; OMAN OPHIOLITE; SIMPLE SHEAR; TRANSITION ZONES;

DEFORMATION; FELDSPAR; OLIVINE; SHEAR FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VOLCANIC ROCKS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLINOPYROXENE; COMPACTION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; DUNITE; GABBRO; HOST ROCK; LINEATION; MAGMA; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOHO; OPHIOLITE; PLAGIOCLASE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; TEXTURE;

EID: 84860523069     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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