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JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 697-711Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.11.009
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pressure solution; isocon method; immobile element; volume change; shale; Shimanto accretionary complex
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This study investigates volume changes in the accretionary complex in southeastern Shikoku, Japan using mesoscopic and microscopic observations and chemical analyses of shale. Three types of deformation in shale were recognized: 1. coherent type (compacted), 2. type I melange (less deformed), and 3. type II melange (sheared). Pressure solution seams (PSS) are common and reflect large volume reductions for coherent type (13-50%) and type II melange (17-54%). Positive correlations exist between PSS density and concentration of the immobile chemical component (TiO2) and between PSS density and paleotemperature for type II melange and coherent type. Under constant temperature conditions, the PSS density is higher for type II melange than for coherent type, indicating more efficient generation of PSS for type II melange. Based on the analysis of rheological equations, we conclude that generation of PSS may be controlled by differences in differential stress and/or the duration of deformation. The positive correlation between PSS density and TiO2 concentration indicates that volume change in accretionary complexes can be described by a simple equation using PSS density. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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