For quartz-rich tectonites two types of deformation thermometer are currently commonly
employed: 1) The quartz c-axis fabric opening-angle thermometer that provides an estimate …

We review recent results concerning the rheology of the lithosphere with special attention to
the following topics: 1) the flexure of the oceanic lithosphere, 2) deformation of the …

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 …

The Red River Fault zone (RRF) is the major geological discontinuity that separates South
China from Indochina. Today it corresponds to a great right-lateral fault, following for over …

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 …

The results of a complete fabric analysis based on naturally deformed quartzites suggest
that slip in the crystallographic (a) direction dominates over other possible slip directions …

Two types of foliations are commonly developed in mylonites and mylonitic rocks:(a) S-
surfaces related to the accumulation of finite strain and (b) C-surfaces related to …

Dynamic recrystallization is an important process during deformation of many rock forming
minerals, occurring under a wide range of metamorphic conditions. It can strongly influence …

This paper is a structural and tectonic approach to the emplacement and deformation of
granitoids. The main methods available in structural geology are briefly reviewed and this …

Towards the top of the Main Central Sheet in southern Tibet (China) leucogranites intrude
metamorphic rocks related to rocks of the Main Central Thrust in the Himalayas. Our study …