Geological Society: Reversible Deformation, Permanent Fabric Development
March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
BOULDER, Colorado, March 14 (TNSres) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release:
Earth is a stressed planet. As plates move, magma rises, and glaciers melt--just to mention a few scenarios--rocks are subject to varying pressure and compressional and extensional forces. The effect of these stresses on rock mineralogy and texture is of great interest to the tectono-metamorphic community. Yet the link between process and outcome remains elusive.
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Earth is a stressed planet. As plates move, magma rises, and glaciers melt--just to mention a few scenarios--rocks are subject to varying pressure and compressional and extensional forces. The effect of these stresses on rock mineralogy and texture is of great interest to the tectono-metamorphic community. Yet the link between process and outcome remains elusive.
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