Deformation bands in porous carbonate grainstones: Field and laboratory observations

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-157

  Cilona, Antonino ^a   Baud, Patrick ^b   Tondi, Emanuele ^a   Agosta, Fabrizio ^c   Vinciguerra, Sergio ^d   Rustichelli, Andrea ^a   Spiers, Christopher J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brittle ductile transition; Deformation processes; Limestones; Micromechanics; Wet conditions

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION; COMPACTION BEHAVIOR; CRETACEOUS CARBONATE; DEFORMATION BAND; DEFORMATION BANDING; DEFORMATION PROCESS; DEFORMED SAMPLES; FORCE CHAINS; GRAIN CRUSHING; GRAIN ROTATION; GRAIN SIZE; HOST ROCKS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MAJOR PRINCIPAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TWINNING; MICROMECHANISMS; MICROPROCESSES; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS; PORE COLLAPSE; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; PRESSURE SOLUTION; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; WET CONDITIONS;

CARBONATES; LABORATORIES; LIMESTONE; MICROMECHANICS; STRAIN HARDENING;

DEFORMATION;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CARBONATE; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GRAINSTONE; LIMESTONE; MICROMECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR STRAIN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84870389531     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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