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Table 2 Rheological properties of rocks from laboratory measurements (Rybacki et al. 2006)

From: Shear strain concentration mechanism in the lower crust below an intraplate strike-slip fault based on rheological laws of rocks

Anorthite

logA \(({\mathrm{MPa^{-n-r}}} \upmu {{\rm m}}^{\mathrm{m}}\,{\mathrm{s}}^{-1})\)

n \(({\mathrm{MPa^{-n-r}}} \upmu {{\rm m}}^{\mathrm{m}}\,{\mathrm{s}}^{-1})\)

Q (kJ/mol)

m

r

V \(({\mathrm{cm^{3}/mol}})\)

Wet

 diff.a

−0.7

1

159

3

1

38

 disl.a

0.2

3

345

0

1

38

Dry

 diff.a

12.1

1

460

3

0

24

 disl.a

12.7

3

641

0

0

24

  1. a diff. denotes diffusion creep, and disl. denotes dislocation creep