High temperature pseudotachylytes and ductile shear zones in dry rocks from the continental lower crust (Lofoten, Norway)

• Main Authors: MENEGON, LUCA, PENNACCHIONI, GIORGIO, Harris, Katherine, Wood, Elliot
• Other Authors: Menegon, Luca, Pennacchioni, Giorgio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: pseudotachylyte; dry lower continental crust; mylonite; earthquake; Lofoten (Norway); Lofoten; Norway; Nusfjord; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3235353; http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2014/EGU2014-12810.pdf

Understanding the mechanisms of initiation and growth of shear zones under lower crustal conditions is of funda- mental importance when assessing lithosphere rheology and strength. In this study we investigate brittle-ductile shear zones developed under lower crustal conditions in anorthosites from...