Size effects resolve discrepancies in 40 years of work on low-temperature plasticity in olivine
Author(s) -
Kathryn M. Kumamoto,
Christopher A. Thom,
David Wallis,
Lars N. Hansen,
David E.J. Armstrong,
J. M. Warren,
D. L. Goldsby,
A.J. Wilkinson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.1701338
Subject(s) - olivine , plasticity , mantle (geology) , grain size , work (physics) , geology , materials science , mineralogy , composite material , thermodynamics , geochemistry , physics
When deforming by low-temperature plasticity, the strength of the mantle mineral olivine is controlled by its grain size.
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