Deformation processes and rheology of pyroxenites under lithospheric mantle conditions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-157

  Frets, Erwin ^a,b   Tommasi, Andréa ^b   Garrido, Carlos J ^a   Padrón Navarta, José Alberto ^b,c   Amri, Isma ^d   Targuisti, Kamal ^d  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Beni Bousera; Clinopyroxene; Crystal preferred orientations; Garnet; Mantle; Microstructure; Orthopyroxene; Plastic deformation; Pyroxenite; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BENI BOUSERA; CLINOPYROXENES; CRYSTAL PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; MANTLE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PYROXENITE;

ELASTICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); RHEOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GARNETS;

CLINOPYROXENE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GARNET; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PERIDOTITE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; PYROXENITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SPINEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BENI BOUSERA; MOROCCO; TANGER-TETOUAN;

EID: 84861005276     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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