Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

Current Status and Future Perspectives

• Author(s): Siese de Meer,
• Publisher: Geological Society of London
• Pages: 416
• ISBN_10: 1862391173
  ISBN_13: 9781862391178
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Earth Sciences / Geology , Science / Nanoscience , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science , Technology & Engineering / Materials Science / General ,

Description:... 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.