Deformation twinning and residual stress in calcite studied with synchrotron polychromatic X-ray microdiffraction

  • Kai Chen
  • , Martin Kunz
  • , Nobumichi Tamura
  • , Hans Rudolf Wenk

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Abstract

Microstructures of deformed calcite in marble from the Bergell Alps are studied by using a microfocused polychromatic synchrotron X-ray beam. The high spatial resolution, together with orientation and strain resolutions, reveals twin plane orientation, multiple twin lamellae, and strain distributions associated with the twins. Single and multiple mechanical twins on e= systems are confirmed. Residual stresses are derived from the strain tensor that is derived from Laue diffraction patterns. Average lattice strains from several hundred to over one thousand microstrains are detected in a deformed marble from the Bergell Alps. Such strains suggest 60-120 MPa residual stresses. A detailed study of strain components shows that shear stresses on twin planes are completely released.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-500
Number of pages10
JournalPhysics and Chemistry of Minerals
Volume38
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Calcite
  • Laue microdiffraction
  • Residual stress
  • Twinning

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