Influence of deformation conditions on the development of heterogeneous recrystallization microstructures in experimentally deformed Carrara marble

Recrystallized grains are potentially useful as indicators of palaeostress in naturally deformed rocks, providing that well-calibrated relationships (palaeopiezometers) exist between the recrystallized grain size and stress. Rocks can exhibit microstructures that are heterogeneous, that is, containing recrystallized as well as deformed grains,...

Identification of magnetic Fe-Ti oxides in marine sediments by electron backscatter diffraction in scanning electron microscopy

In paleomagnetic and environmental magnetic studies the magnetomineralogical identification is usually based on a set of rock magnetic parameters, complemented by crystallographic and chemical information retrieved from X-ray diffraction (XRD), (electron) microscopy or energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) of selected samples. While very useful,...