Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Author: David J. Prior

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781862393387

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This collection of papers presents recent advances in the study of deformation mechanisms and rheology and their applications to tectonics. Many of the contributions exploit new petrofabric techniques, particularly electron backscatter diffraction, to help understand the evolution of rock microstructure and mechanical properties. Papers in the first section (lattice preferred orientations and anisotropy ) show a growing emphasis on the determination of elastic properties from petrofabrics, from which acoustic properties can be computed for comparison with in-situ seismic measurements. Such research will underpin geodynamic interpretation of large-scale active tectonics. Contributions in the second section (microstructures, mechanisms and rheology) study the relations between microstructural evolution during deformation and mechanical properties.


Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Author: Siese de Meer

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9781862391178

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The motion and deformation of rocks are processes of fundamental importance in shaping the Earth, from outer crustal layers to the deep mantle. Reconstructions of the evolution of the Earth therefore require detailed knowledge of the geometry of deformation structures and their relative timing, of the motions leading to deformation structures and of the mechanisms governing these motions. This volume contains a collection of 22 papers on field, experimental and theoretical studies that add to our knowledge of these processes.


Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Author: D. Gapais

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9781862391765

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This book consists of 18 papers on deformation mechanisms, rheology and tectonics. The main approaches include experimental rock deformation, microstructural analysis, field structural studies, analogue and numerical modelling. New results on various topics are presented, ranging from brittle to ductile deformation and grain-scale to lithospherescale mechanisms. The volume contains review papers on several major current topics, such as the rheology of the lithospheric mantle and the mechanisms of exhumation of high-pressure tectonic units, as well as research papers on kinematic and mechanical analysis of rock deformation and related new techniques. Several contributions emphasize the increasing ability and wish of researchers to strengthen the links between small-scale physical mechanisms and large-scale tectonics. The volume will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers in the fields of structural geology, interactions between metamorphism, fluids and deformation, and large-scale tectonic processes.


Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Author: Robert John Knipe

Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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This book consists of 18 papers on deformation mechanisms, theology and tectonics. The main approaches include experimental rock deformation, microstructural analysis, field structural studies, analogue and numerical modelling. New results on various topics are presented, ranging from brittle to ductile deformation and grain-scale to lithosphere-scale mechanisms.


DRT 2005

DRT 2005

Author: Geologisches Institut (Zürich)

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13:

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Deformation Structures and Processes within the Continental Crust

Deformation Structures and Processes within the Continental Crust

Author: S. Llana-Fúnez

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2014-06-04

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1862396272

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This volume presents a selection of papers showing the current focus of studies of deformation structures and processes within the continental crust. The selected contributions use a large range of analytical techniques suited to the full range of structure sizes and fine-tuned to the physical process that controls the deformation, from the grain boundary at the micro-scale, the lithological contact at the meso-scale to the plate boundary at the global scale. The papers in the volume are grouped into three sections relating to specific lines of research within the analysis of rock deformation structures and processes, in particular in respect to the continental crust: structures within shear zones and faults; magmatic structures, and microstructures and rheology. These sections include papers describing field studies, experimental rock deformation and numerical modelling of deformation processes.