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21 Feb 2017
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| 21 Feb 2017
Rheological transitions in the middle crust: insights from Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes
Frances J. Cooper
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School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK
John P. Platt
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Whitney M. Behr
School of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences,
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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We examine how deformation of the Earth’s crust varies with depth beneath the surface. By looking in detail at exhumed rocks from three case studies in the USA, we identify three main deformation zones: 1, a brittle deformation zone (low temperatures mean rocks break along faults and fractures); 2, a localized deformation zone (warmer rocks deform along discrete zones that shear but do not break); and 3, a distributed deformation zone (hot rocks flow ductilely and no discrete shearing occurs).
We examine how deformation of the Earth’s crust varies with depth beneath the surface. By...
