recrystallization boundary
1Recrystallization (metallurgy) — Recrystallization is a process by which deformed grains are replaced by a new set of undeformed grains that nucleate and grow until the original grains have been entirely consumed. Recrystallization is usually accompanied by a reduction in the… …
2Dynamic quartz recrystallization — Quartzite from Southern Appalachians. Thin section prepared by Michael Stevens. Quartz is the most abundant single mineral in the earth s crust (behind the feldspar group),[1] and as such is present in a very large proportion of rocks both as… …
3Grain boundary — A grain boundary is the interface between two grains in a polycrystalline material. Grain boundaries disrupt the motion of dislocations through a material, so reducing crystallite size is a common way to improve strength, as described by the Hall …
4Continuous sub-grain rotation type dynamic recrystallization — In Metallurgy, Materials Science and Structural geology continuous sub grain rotation type dynamic recrystallization is recognized as an important mechanism for dynamic recrystallisation. It involves the rotation of initially low angle sub grain… …
5Convergent boundary — In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. As …
6Mylonite — An amphibolitic mylonite showing a number of (rotated) porphyroclasts: a clear red garnet left in the picture while smaller white feldspar porphyroclasts can be found all over. Location: the tectonic contact between th …
7Deformation mechanism — In structural geology, metallurgy and materials science, deformation mechanisms refer to the various mechanisms at the grain scale that are responsible for accommodating large plastic strains in rocks, metals and other materials. Contents 1… …
8metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… …
9Zener pinning — is the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material. Small particles act to prevent the motion of such boundaries by exerting a pinning pressure which… …
10geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …
