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THERMAL DEFORMATION AND FRACTURING IN OLIVINE‐RICH SAMPLES
Author(s) -
Levi F. A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1976.tb00157.x
Subject(s) - olivine , geology , meteorite , metamorphism , thermal , geochemistry , deformation (meteorology) , mineralogy , petrology , astrobiology , thermodynamics , oceanography , physics
A study was made of the effect of low‐temperature thermal fatigue on the generation of regular and irregular fractures in olivine‐rich terrestrial rocks. The results appear to confirm the influence of thermal actions in the metamorphism of stony meteorites and lunar rocks.