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 …

In a scanning electron microscope (SEM) an electron beam sets up an omni-directional
source of scattered electrons within a specimen. Diffraction of these electrons will occur …

Abstract Analysis of distortions of the crystal lattice within individual mineral grains is central
to the investigation of microscale processes that control and record tectonic events. These …

Modern seafloor hydrothermal systems provide important insights into the formation and
discovery of ancient volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) deposits. In 2010, Integrated …

Intragranular microshear zones within a greenschist facies calcite marble were studied to try
to constrain better the processes of dynamic recrystallization as well as the deformation …

Misorientation analysis quantifies microstructural features in tectonites, metamorphic and
igneous rocks, and allows hypotheses on their formation to be tested. The misorientation …

In the Earth's middle and lower crust and mantle, rocks deform by creep, and it has long
been recognized that lattice preferred orientations (LPO) of the mineral constituents in …

Quartzite samples experimentally sheared at conditions where subgrain rotation and grain
boundary migration recrystallization are active show a striking change in the c axis …

The microstructures of two contrasting garnet grains are mapped using automated electron
backscatter diffraction. In both cases there is a very strong crystallographic preferred …

The southern Andes plate boundary zone records a protracted history of bulk
transpressional deformation during the Cenozoic, which has been causally related to either …