Rock-mechanics experiments, geodetic observations of postloading strain transients, and
micro-and macrostructural studies of exhumed ductile shear zones provide complementary …

Microtectonics deals with the interpretation of microstructures, small-scale deformation
structures in rocks that yield abundant information on the history and type of deformation and …

Geodetic data support a short-term continental deformation localized in faults bounding
lithospheric blocks. Whether major “faults” observed at the surface affect the lithospheric …

4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Elastic constants 52 4.3 Isothermal versus adiabatic elastic constants
55 4.4 Experimental techniques 57 4.5 Some general trends in elasticity: Birch's law 59 4.6 …

Microstructural analyses of peridotite mylonites from the oceanic lithosphere indicate that
shear localization results from the combined effects of grain size reduction, grain boundary …

It is widely believed that grain size reduction by dynamic recrystallization can lead to major
rheological weakening and associated strain localization by bringing about a switch from …

Intermediate-depth earthquakes, at depths of 50–300 km in subduction zones, occur below
the brittle–ductile transition, where high pressures render frictional failure unlikely. Their …

Plate kinematic reconstructions available for the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous eastward
drift and counterclockwise rotation of the Iberian plate imply a major left-lateral motion of …

We present a state-of-the-art review of the microstructural evolution in rocks under static and
deformational conditions. First, the general concepts and processes are introduced using …

We evaluate the applicability of plagioclase and gabbro flow laws by comparing predicted
and observed deformation mechanisms in gabbroic shear zones. Gabbros and layered …