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Microstructural investigation of the interaction and interdependence of cataclastic and plastic mechanisms in Feldspar crystals deformed in the semi-brittle field

Date

Authors

McLaren, A C

Pryer, Lynn

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Plagioclase feldspar (An50) single crystals from the Hogarth Range, NSW, Australia, have been deformed in the brittle-to-semi-brittle regime at 500-800°C, 90-300 MPa effective pressure, and strain rate between 10-5 and 10-6. This gem quality feldspar is

Keywords

Keywords: cataclasite; deformation; feldspar; microstructure; plastic deformation; structural geology; tectonics Cataclastic; Experimental deformation; Feldspar; Mechanical twins; Microcracks; Microstructures; Plastic; Semi-brittle

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/94798

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Tectonophysics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00042-7

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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