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Seismic and rheological features of the lower crustal rocks and their contribution to the anizotropy of the litosphere

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This project doesn't include Faculty of Sports Studies. It includes Faculty of Science. Official project website can be found on muni.cz.
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Project Identification
GP205/02/D139
Project Period
9/2002 - 8/2005
Investor / Pogramme / Project type
Czech Science Foundation
MU Faculty or unit
Faculty of Science

This project aims to calibrate seismic data obtained from the lower-crustal rocks against strain. The Earth´s lower crust represents the weakest part of the lithosphere which is easily deformed and thus plays a key role during the orogenesis. The quantification of its deformation with the use of seismology would allow us better understanding of the evolution of orogens. We suggest a complex study of the deformational microstructures and elastic anizotropy of the rocks which were metamorphosed and deformed in the lower-crustal conditions. We propose the sampling of lower-crustal rocks from Variscan orogenic root zones of the Bohemian Massif which are the most suitable for structural analysis. Within these samples, the correlation of mineral phase changes, deformational microstructures and elastic properties will be carried out. Modelling of the anizotropy of the main rock-forming minerals will be based on microstructural analysis and EBSD measurements of preferred lattice orientation. This will a

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Total number of publications: 10


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