Kink-bands: Shock deformation of biotite resulting from a nuclear explosion

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Microscopic examination of granodiorite samples from the shock region around a nuclear explosion reveals sharply folded lens-shaped zones (kink-bands) in the mineral biotite. Fifty percent of these zones are oriented approximately 90 degrees to the direction of shock-wave propagation, but other zones are symmetrically concentrated at shear angles of 50 degrees and 70 degrees to the direction of shock-wave propagation.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Kink-bands: Shock deformation of biotite resulting from a nuclear explosion
Series title Science
DOI 10.1126/science.148.3672.950
Volume 148
Issue 3672
Year Published 1965
Language English
Publisher AAAS
Description 3 p.
First page 950
Last page 952
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