Microstructures and rheology of a calcite-shale thrust fault

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-81

  Wells, Rachel K ^a   Newman, Julie ^a   Wojtal, Steven ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcite; Diffusion creep; Grain boundary sliding; Low temperature deformation; Plasticity induced fracturing; Shale

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN BOUNDARY SLIDING; PLASTICITY; ROCKS; SHALE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CALCITE GRAINS; DIFFUSION CREEP; GRAIN-SIZE REDUCTION; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; LATTICE PREFERRED ORIENTATION; LOW TEMPERATURE DEFORMATIONS; ULTRA-FINE-GRAINED; VEIN FORMATION;

CALCITE;

CALCITE; CLAST; CREEP; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FOOTWALL; GRAIN BOUNDARY; LAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; SHALE; THRUST FAULT; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

KNOXVILLE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899990176     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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