The influence of water and LPO on the initiation and evolution of mantle shear zones

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 375, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-233

  Skemer, Philip ^a   Warren, Jessica M ^b   Hansen, Lars N ^b   Hirth, Greg ^c   Kelemen, Peter B ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Josephine Peridotite; Mylonite; Olivine; Shear zone; Viscous anisotropy; Water

Indexed keywords

JOSEPHINE PERIDOTITE; LATTICE PREFERRED ORIENTATION; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MYLONITES; SHEAR ZONE; SPATIAL PERTURBATIONS; VISCOUS ANISOTROPIES; WATER CONCENTRATIONS;

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; OLIVINE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER;

SHEAR FLOW;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; HARZBURGITE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MANTLE; MYLONITE; OLIVINE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR ZONE; VISCOSITY;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881543415     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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