Articles | Volume 8, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-751-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-751-2017
Method article
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10 Jul 2017
Method article |  | 10 Jul 2017

Microscale and nanoscale strain mapping techniques applied to creep of rocks

Alejandra Quintanilla-Terminel, Mark E. Zimmerman, Brian Evans, and David L. Kohlstedt

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Data set for Microscale and nanoscale strain mapping techniques applied to creep of rocks A. Quintanilla-Terminel, M. E. Zimmerman, B. Evans, and D. L. Kohsltedt https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.822490

Data set of microscale strain for creep of Carrara marble A. Quintanilla-Terminel and B. Evans https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.822501

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Modeling natural deformation requires a good understanding of how the microscale and mesoscale properties of rocks affect bulk deformation. However, describing strain accommodation at a range of scales during rock deformation is an experimental challenge. We developed a novel technique that allows us to map strain down to the microscale. This technique was successfully applied to high-pressure, high-temperature deformation experiments and could be applied to a wide variety of geomaterials.