All Articles tagged pressure solution

• Science Paper
  December 02, 2024 EDT
  Deformation by Pressure Solution and Grain Boundary Sliding in a Retrograde Shear Zone in Southern New England, USA
  Robert P. WintschBryan A. WathenRyan J. McAleerJesse WaltersJessica A. Matthews

  Micaceous schist near Ansonia, Connecticut developed in a ductile fault by dissolution of original minerals and precipitation of new platy micas that produced a very fissile rock.

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• Science Paper
  September 01, 2009 EDT
  Interaction Between Pressure Solution and Clays in Stylolite Development: Insights From Modeling
  Einat AharonovRegina Katsman

  Stylolites are localized dissolution surfaces commonly found in sedimentary rocks. Stylolites have been extensively studied due to their important role in controlling dissolution, precipitation, deformation, and fluid transport in rocks....

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