Plastic Deformation of Minerals and Rocks

Mineralogical Society of America, 2002, 421 pages, ISBN: 0939950634 9780939950638Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Volume 51.This volume highlights some of the frontiers in the study of plastic deformation of minerals and rocks. New experimental techniques were developed, including deformation apparatus for high-pressure and high-temperature conditions, electron micros-copy study of defects in minerals, and the X-ray technique of deformation fabric analysis.All chapters contain extensive reference lists to guide readers to the more specialized literature.New Developments in Deformation Studies: High-Strain Deformation
New Developments in Deformation Experiments at High Pressure
Deformation of Granitic Rocks: Experimental Studies and Natural Examples
Laboratory Constraints on the Rheology of the Upper Mantle
Partial Melting and Deformation
Dislocations and Slip Systems of Mantle Minerals
Instability of Deformation
Brittle Failure of Ice
Seismic Wave Attenuation: Energy Dissipation in Viscoelastic Crystalline Solids
Texture and Anisotropy
Modeling Deformation of Polycrystalline Rocks
Seismic Anisotropy and Global Geodynamics
Theoretical Analysis of Shear Localization in the Lithosphere