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Rheology of fault rocks - an experimental study on the brittle-viscous transition in mafic rocks
Get PDFIn this thesis, the rheology, deformation mechanisms and microstructural evolution of a mafic fault rock are investigated, over a range of conditions where a transition from dominant brittle to dominant viscous deformation is observed.
A Griggs-type deformation apparatus was used to perform experiments at elevated confining pressures (Pc) of 0.5 to 1.5 GPa, and over a temperature (T) range from 300 - 900 °C. The sample material is a ’simulated’ fault rock of mafic composition, fabricated from pre-crushed plagioclase-pyroxene mixtures. 0.18 or 0.11 wt.-% H2O is added to the samples to allow for solution-mass transport and mineral reactions during the experiments. Most experiments were performed in a general shear set-up, at constant displacement rates of ∼ 1e-4 down to 1e-6 mm/s. Mechanical data and microstructural observations are used to determine the rheology and identify the deformation mechanisms. Microstructural descriptions mainly base on observations made from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Different methods of image analysis were used for microstructural quantifications.
In the experiments, the brittle-viscous transition (BVT) occurs within the temperature range of 600 °C ≤ T ≤ 800 °C, at confining pressures of 0.5 GPa ≤ Pc ≤ 1.5 GPa. The transition is effected by a switch from brittle fracturing and cataclastic flow, to dissolution-precipitation creep and grain boundary sliding (GBS). Viscous flow is enabled by intense grain size refinement resulting from heterogeneous nucleation during syn-kinematic mineral reactions. The reaction products are fine-grained (< 1 µm) neo-crystallized plagioclase and the new mineral phases amphibole, quartz and zoisite. In the BVT regime, the mechanical response of the sample is a mixed-mode between brittle and viscous rheology and microstructures associated with both brittle and viscous de- formation are observed.
Microstructural evolution is seen to be a crucial factor determining the bulk sample rheology, highlighting the importance of considering strain dependent rheological changes for natural fault zones. Especially in the BVT regime, the initially more brittle dominated rheology is suggested to be only transient, evolving with increasing strain to a more viscous rheology.
In the viscous dominated 800 °C experiments, the following findings are furthermore made:
1) A method was developed to study amphibole reaction corona thicknesses as a function of direction around their pyroxene host clasts. During the initial ∼ hydrostatic stage of the experiments (during lead run-in) reaction coronas grow isotropically in all directions. Upon applying a differential stress however, corona thicknesses decrease in directions correlating with high stress sites and increase in low stress sites. The results are interpreted to show the ability of amphibole to deform by dissolution-precipitation creep - a mechanism that is frequently described for naturally deformed amphibole but so far has seldom been reproduced in deformation experiments.
2) Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) orientation mapping revealed a weak but consistent crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO) of fine-grained albite within shear bands. No indicators for the activity of dislocation glide or creep are observed and the CPO is interpreted to form during deformation by dissolution-precipitation creep and GBS.
In the low-T experiments at T of 300 - 600 °C, samples deform in a dominant semi-brittle manner by cataclastic flow. Within these experiments, the syn-kinematic formation of amorphous material in high strain zones was observed. The amorphous material is interpreted to evolve from an ultra-cataclastic pre-stage by mechanical wear, where plagioclase is seen to be particularly susceptible to this form of amorphisation. Flow structures within the amorphous material indicate its potential viscous flow behaviour. The mechanical data does show significantly lower strengths for samples deformed at higher temperatures and based on microstructural observations and Brillouin spectroscopy measurements it is seen as likely that the amorphous material is causing this temperature sensitivity. The occurrence of amorphous material in natural brittle fault zones might thus bear the potential to introduce a viscous contribution to fault rock rheology
Rheology of olivine-orthopyroxene aggregates at high pressure
No full textCette thèse s'intéresse à la rhéologie de deux des principaux minéraux du manteau supérieur terrestre : l'olivine et l'orthopyroxène. Dans un premier temps, des agrégats polycristallins à grains fins (entre 100 nm et 5 &m) d'olivine et de pyroxène ont été synthétisés par frittage flash (Spark Plasma Sintering) ainsi que par frittage sous vide. Ces échantillons ont ensuite été déformés à des pressions comprises entre 2 et 6 GPa dans des presses de typeD-DIA, installées sur des lignes de lumière des synchrotrons NSLS et ESRF afin d'avoir une mesure in situ de la contrainte différentielle et de la déformation. L'effet de la pression sur la plasticité basse température de l'olivine a été étudié à température ambiante (ligne ID06 du synchrotron ESRF, Grenoble). Les mécanismes de déformation à haute température de l'olivine et de l'orthopyroxène ont également été étudiés, pour des températures comprises entre 900 et 1200°C (ligne X17B2 du synchrotron NSLS, New York). Les données mécaniques ainsi que l'analyse des microstructures par EBSD, suggèrent une déformation par fluage diffusion. Des lois rhéologiques incluant l'effet de la pression, de la température, de la contrainte et de la taille de grain ont été déterminées pour les deux minéraux. A ces conditions, le pyroxène est moins visqueux que l'olivine. Enfin, des échantillons biphasés, avec un rapport volumique Ol/Px de 70/30 et 80/20, ont été déformés. La contrainte différentielle calculée dans chacune des deux phases suggère la contribution d'un second mécanisme de déformation en plus du fluage diffusion, en accord avec les observations microstructurales.This thesis presents our work on the rheology of two of the main minerals of the upper mantle: olivine and orthopyroxene. First, fined-grained polycrystalline aggregates (with grain sizes between 100 nm and 5 &m) of olivine and pyroxene were synthesized by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and vacuumsintering. The samples were then deformed at pressures between 2 and 6 GPa in D-DIA presses installed on synchrotrons X-ray beamlines at NSLS and ESRF so thatmeasurements of the differential stress and strain could be obtained in situ. The influence of pressure on low-temperature plasticity of olivine was studied at room temperature (ID06 beamline, ESRF synchrotron, Grenoble). High-temperature deformation mechanisms of olivine and orthopyroxene were also studied between 900 and 1200°C (X17B2 beamline, NSLS synchrotron, New York). Mechanical results and microstructural analysis by EBSD suggest a deformation by diffusion creep. Rheological laws including the effect of pressure, temperature, differential stress and grain size were determined for each mineral. Under these conditions, orthopyroxene appears less viscous than olivine. Finally, two-phase aggregates (Ol/Px volume ration of 80/20 and 70/30) were also deformed. Differential stress, estimated in each phase, indicates the contribution of a second deformation mechanism, in agreement with microstructural observations
Elastic properties of Fe-rich olivines
No full textSi on excepte le pôle fayalite, les propriétés élastiques des olivines (Fe,Mg)2SiO4 riches en fer n'ont pratiquement pas été étudiées malgré leur existence avérée sur Terre et sur Mars. Le but de cette thèse est donc d'étudier l'évolution des propriétés élastiques en fonction de la teneur en fer des olivines. Des agrégats polycristallins à grains fins ont été densifiés à l'aide de la technique de frittage flash (SPS) pour quatre compositions différentes (Fa44, Fa63, Fa81 and Fa100) à partir de poudre nanométriques d'oxydes synthétisées en atmosphère contrôlée. Les échantillons ont été étudiés jusqu'à des pressions de 6,4 GPa sur la presse DIA de la ligne X17B2 du National Synchrotron Light Source au Brookhaven National Laboratory. Les volumes de maille des échantillons et du NaCl (pour la calibration en pression) ont été déterminés par diffraction des rayons X afin de calculer le module de compressibilité isotherme (KT0) à l'aide de l'équation d'état de Birch-Murnaghan. Malgré nos efforts pour obtenir une pression hydrostatique, nous observons une importante contrainte déviatorique dans toutes les expériences. Grâce au réseau de 10 détecteurs de la ligne expérimentale et à la méthode de Singh (1993), nous avons tenté de corriger les valeurs de distance interréticulaire des effets de la contrainte déviatorique. Les données corrigées ne sont toutefois pas suffisantes pour déterminer une valeur de la dérivée en pression K'. Elle nous permettent cependant de proposer, en lien avec les valeurs de la littérature, un évolution de KT0 en deux palier : les compositions proches des pôles purs auraient des valeurs constantes de ~128 GPa pour les olivines riches en Mg et de ~135 GPa pour les olivines riches en Fe, alors que la valeur augmenterait rapidement d'un palier à l'autre entre Fa50 and Fa70. Pour les échantillons Fa81 et Fa100, nous avons également effectué des mesures à l'aide d'interférométrie ultrason combinée à de l'imagerie en rayons X. Les modules de compressibilité adiabatique (KS0) et de cisaillement (G) ont été calculés à partir des vitesse de propagation des ondes P et S. Les valeurs obtenues une fois les valeurs converties en KT0 sont significativement plus basses que les valeurs de diffraction des rayons X. Par contre, les valeurs de G s'accordent bien avec l'évolution linéaire en fonction de la teneur en fer des olivines proposée par Liu et al. (2005).Except for the fayalite end-member, elastic properties of iron-rich olivine (Fe,Mg)2SiO4 have never been fully studied despite their aknowledged natural existence on Earth and Mars. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate on the evolution of elastic properties with regard to the iron content of olivines. Fine-grained polycrystalline aggregates of four different compositions (Fa44, Fa63, Fa81 and Fa100) were sintered by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) from nano-powder olivines synthesised under controlled atmosphere. These samples were then studied at pressures up to 6,4 GPa using the DIA press at X17B2 beamline of the late National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Unit cell of the samples and NaCl pressure calibrant were determined using X-ray diffraction and used to calculate the isothermal bulk modulus (KT0) by fitting to a Birch-Murnaghan equation of state. Despite our best efforts to apply a hydrostatic pressure on the sample, a high level of deviatoric stress was observed in every experiment. Correction for the deviatoric stress on the d-spacing data was applied using the 10 detectors setup of the beamline and the calculations from Singh (1993) but is not sufficient to calculate a precise pressure derivative K'. These corrected data combined with literature allow us to propose a two level evolution of KT0, with constant values of ~128 GPa for the Mg-rich olivines and ~135 GPa for the Fe-rich olivines, connected by a quick raise between Fa50 and Fa70. In addition, we conducted ultrasonic interferometric measurements combined with X-ray imaging on the Fa81 and Fa100 samples. The adiabatic bulk modulus (KS0) and shear modulus (G) were calculated from compression and shear wave velocities. When converted into KT0, KS0 values are significantly lower than the X-ray diffraction ones. On the opposite, G values are in good agreement with the linear evolution with iron content of olivines calculated by Liu et al. (2005)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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