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Materials Science for Structural Geology

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Authors:
  1. Mervyn S. Paterson

    1. Australian National University, Research School of Earth Science, Canberra, Australia

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  • Presents the basics of plastic deformation of rocks and minerals
  • Targeted to students but also to researchers working in experimental rock mechanisms and to structural geologists trying to understand deformation situations in nature
  • Compiles all significant studies on rock deformation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy (SPRINGERGEOCHEM)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Nature of Minerals and Rocks as Materials

    • Mervyn S. Paterson
    Pages 1-20

  3. Thermodynamics

    • Mervyn S. Paterson
    Pages 21-30

  4. Rate Processes

    • Mervyn S. Paterson
    Pages 31-69

  5. Mechanical Fundamentals

    • Mervyn S. Paterson
    Pages 71-90

  6. Deformation Mechanisms: Atomic Transfer Flow

    • Mervyn S. Paterson
    Pages 91-105

  7. Deformation Mechanisms: Crystal Plasticity

    • Mervyn S. Paterson
    Pages 107-207

  8. Deformation Mechanisms: Granular Flow

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    Pages 209-243

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 245-247
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About this book

This book sets out the basic materials science needed for understanding the plastic deformation of rocks and minerals.  Although at atmospheric pressure or at relatively low environmental pressures, these materials tend to be brittle, that is, to fracture with little prior plastic deformation when non-hydrostatically stressed, they can undergo substantial permanent strain when stressed under environmental conditions of high confining pressure and high temperature, such as occur geologically in the Earth’s crust and upper mantle.  Thus the plastic deformation of rocks and minerals is of fundamental interest in structural geology and geodynamics.  In mountain-building processes and during convective stirring in the Earth’s mantle, rocks can undergo very large amounts of plastic flow, accompanied by substantial changes in microstructure.  These changes in microstructure remain in the rocks as evidence of the past deformation history.  There are a number of types of physical processes whereby rock and minerals can undergo deformation under geological conditions.  The physics of these processes is set out in this book.

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“The present book … highlights the behavior of geological materials in the long term range and at geological conditions, i. e. at high pressures and temperatures. … Every chapter comprises at the end a substantial list of references for further studies in the respective field of interest. In total, the book represents a very valuable introduction into the mechanical behavior of rocks and minerals for every scientist and engineer interested in this field.” (Materials Testing, Vol. 55 (7-8), 2013)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Australian National University, Research School of Earth Science, Canberra, Australia

    Mervyn S. Paterson

About the author

Prof. Paterson is a world expert in Mineral deformation. After early research on the fatigue of metals, the author joined the newly established Department of Geophysics of the Australian National University (later named the Research School of Earth Sciences) and pioneered the study of the plastic deformation of rocks there.  He established a high-temperature high-pressure laboratory in which he and his students carried out research of international standing.  After retirement he became involved in the manufacture and marketing of high-pressure machines for laboratory rock deformation studies and thirteen of these machines were provided to laboratories around the world.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Materials Science for Structural Geology

  • Authors: Mervyn S. Paterson

  • Series Title: Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5545-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5544-4Published: 20 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8300-2Published: 14 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5545-1Published: 28 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2194-3176

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-3184

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 250

  • Topics: Mineralogy, Geology, Thermodynamics

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