As a dominant water carrier, hydrous silicate minerals and rocks are widespread throughout
the representative regions of the mid-lower crust, upper mantle, and subduction zone of the …

The quantitative characterisation of types and densities of dislocations in distorted minerals
can provide diverse information about the histories of deformed rocks. For example …

Grain-size reduction may lead to a transition from grain-size insensitive to grain-size
sensitive deformation of rocks in the middle crustal level, thereby affecting the lithosphere's …

A new technique called “flash sintering” has been proposed in the field of materials science.
When a compact powder of oxide material is sintered in an electrical field, densification …

Mantle peridotites from the External Liguride Jurassic ophiolites (Northern Apennines, Italy)
show diffuse occurrence of pyroxenite bands, recording melt migration and crystallization at …

The incorporation of water in nominally anhydrous minerals plays a crucial role in many
geodynamic processes and evolution of the Earth and affects the physical and chemical …

In soft rock tunnels, there are often large deformations during construction, especially when
the groundwater seepage and softens the surrounding rock. For achieving the purpose of …

Amphibole peridotite samples from Åheim, Norway, were analyzed to understand the
deformation mechanism and microstructural evolution of olivine and amphibole through the …

Olivine, the most abundant mineral in the upper mantle, exhibits elastic anisotropy.
Understanding the seismic anisotropy and flow patterns in the upper mantle hinges on the …

Constraining the stress related to lithospheric deformation in natural rocks is key to develop
and test a geodynamic model. However, the cautions of extrapolating piezometers that are …