Articles | Volume 15, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1233-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1233-2024
Research article
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02 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 02 Oct 2024

Influence of water on crystallographic preferred orientation patterns in a naturally deformed quartzite

Jeffrey M. Rahl, Brendan Moehringer, Kenneth S. Befus, and John S. Singleton

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1567', James Gilgannon, 01 Jul 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Jeffrey Rahl, 24 Jul 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1567', Florian Fusseis, 13 Jul 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Jeffrey Rahl, 24 Jul 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Jeffrey Rahl on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (31 Jul 2024) by Florian Fusseis
ED: Publish as is (05 Aug 2024) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)
AR by Jeffrey Rahl on behalf of the Authors (08 Aug 2024)

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Jeffrey Rahl on behalf of the Authors (23 Sep 2024)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (29 Sep 2024) by Florian Fusseis
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Short summary
At the high temperatures present in the deeper crust, minerals such as quartz can flow much like silly putty. The detailed mechanisms of how atoms are reorganized depends upon several factors, such as the temperature and the rate of which the mineral changes shape. We present observations from a naturally deformed rock showing that the amount of water present also influences the type of deformation in quartz, with implications for geological interpretations.