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TitleTEM thin section of deformed quartzite
DescriptionTEM thin section from experimentally deformed quartzite. It shows a fairly low density of free dislocations, whose curved character indicates that climb was quite easy. Some low-angle subgrain boundaries are present.
PhotographerJan Tullis. 1995.
CollectionKeck Structural Geology Slide Set #JT4.
Key wordsdeformation, quartzite, experiment
Tech details255 KB. Thin section.
GeoDIL number3063
CopyrightJan Tullis