Deformation thermometry based on quartz c-axis fabrics and recrystallization microstructures: A review
RD Law - Journal of structural Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
For quartz-rich tectonites two types of deformation thermometer are currently commonly
employed: 1) The quartz c-axis fabric opening-angle thermometer that provides an estimate …
employed: 1) The quartz c-axis fabric opening-angle thermometer that provides an estimate …
Flow laws and fabric transitions in wet quartzite
We investigated quartzite flow laws based on data from 21 different experimental studies on
samples deformed with added water at temperatures from 700 to 1200° C. Two clear trends …
samples deformed with added water at temperatures from 700 to 1200° C. Two clear trends …
[HTML][HTML] The effect of muscovite on the microstructural evolution and rheology of quartzite in general shear
We conducted general shear experiments on synthetic mixtures of quartz and muscovite
aggregates at 800° C and 1.5 GPa with 0.1 wt.% H 2 O added in the Griggs apparatus to …
aggregates at 800° C and 1.5 GPa with 0.1 wt.% H 2 O added in the Griggs apparatus to …
[PDF][PDF] 2.18 constitutive equations, rheological behavior, and viscosity of rocks
L Hansen, DL Kohlstedt - Treatise on Geophysics,, 2015 - ldeo.columbia.edu
The rheological behavior of mantle rocks determines the mechanical response of
lithospheric plates and the nature of convective flow in the deeper mantle. Geodynamic …
lithospheric plates and the nature of convective flow in the deeper mantle. Geodynamic …
3D numerical simulation-based targeting of skarn type mineralization within the Xuancheng-Magushan orefield, middle-lower Yangtze metallogenic belt, China
Recent exploration has identified a series of Cu-Mo skarn deposits within the Xuancheng-
Magushan orefield. The orefield forms part of the Nanling-Xuancheng mining district, which …
Magushan orefield. The orefield forms part of the Nanling-Xuancheng mining district, which …
Rheology of two-phase systems: A microphysical and observational approach
JP Platt - Journal of Structural Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ductile shear zones commonly contain distinctive bands of high strain rock characterized by
intimately mixed fine-grained two-phase or polyphase material. These ultramylonite bands …
intimately mixed fine-grained two-phase or polyphase material. These ultramylonite bands …
The deep structure and rheology of a plate boundary-scale shear zone: Constraints from an exhumed Caledonian shear zone, NW Scotland
Below the seismogenic zone, faults are expressed as zones of distributed ductile strain in
which minerals deform chiefly by crystal plastic and diffusional processes. We present a …
which minerals deform chiefly by crystal plastic and diffusional processes. We present a …
Temperature, deformation, and mass transfer in a hot orogen: Insights from thermokinematic forward models for far western Nepal
Exhumation and cooling pathways of mid‐crustal metamorphic rocks in the western Nepal
Himalaya can be replicated by fold‐thrust belt structures with displacement localized along …
Himalaya can be replicated by fold‐thrust belt structures with displacement localized along …
The influence of stress history on the grain size and microstructure of experimentally deformed quartzite
Deformation of middle crustal shear zones likely varies with time as a result of the stress
build-up and release associated with earthquakes and post-seismic deformation, but the …
build-up and release associated with earthquakes and post-seismic deformation, but the …
Water redistribution in experimentally deformed natural milky quartz single crystals—Implications for H2O‐weakening processes
H Stünitz, A Thust, R Heilbronner… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Natural quartz single crystals were experimentally deformed in two orientations:(1)⊥ to one
prism plane and (2) in O+ orientation at 900 and 1000° C, 1.0 and 1.5 GPa, and strain rates …
prism plane and (2) in O+ orientation at 900 and 1000° C, 1.0 and 1.5 GPa, and strain rates …