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Anders Lindh

Anders Lindh

Professor emeritus

Anders Lindh

An electron microscopy study of deformation microstructures in granitic mylonites from southwestern Sweden, with special emphasis on the micas

Author

  • A Ooteman
  • Embaie Ferrow
  • Anders Lindh

Summary, in English

The lithology, age, geological setting, structural and metamorphic history of the granitic mylonites from the Mylonite Zone (MZ) in southwestern Sweden have been studied extensively. The deformation history, growth of microstructures, intensity of deformation, changes in mineral compositions, and pressure-temperature conditions of deformation have, however, not been addressed. In this study, powder X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, electron microprobe analysis and transmission electron microscopy of micas, chlorite, and plagioclase are combined to understand the physical and textural changes experienced by the rocks during mylonitization. It is shown that the occurrence of foliated micas in shear bands, recrystallization of quartz and biotite, and undulatory extinction in quartz grains were not uniform throughout the samples studied. Occurrence of dislocations and low-angle grain boundaries confirm that deformation occurred largely by glide dislocations. The low-angle grain boundaries observed are formed by the re-arrangement of these dislocations during grain size reduction processes. The micas show a high degree of spatial stacking order, but spatial stacking disorder in micas and chlorites has also been found. Ordered stacking faults are formed during low strain while disordered stacking faults are formed under high strain conditions. Occurrence of both ordered and disordered stacking faults indicates that the intensity of deformation was not uniform through the entire MZ. Moreover, the chemical composition of plagioclase shows that the exsolution lamellae observed with optical and electron microscopy are due to Ca-subsolidus reactions during low temperature deformation. Several substitution reactions occurring in the micas indicate that deformation took place between 0.3 and 0.4 GPa, at a temperature higher than 500degreesC.

Department/s

  • Lithosphere and Biosphere Science

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

255-268

Publication/Series

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volume

78

Issue

3-4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Geology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0930-0708