Original paper
Deformation of diopside single crystals at mantle pressure. TEM characterization of dislocation microstructures
Amiguet, Elodie; Cordier, Patrick; Raterron, Paul
European Journal of Mineralogy Volume 22 Number 2 (2010), p. 181 - 187
published: Apr 13, 2010
Abstract
The dislocation microstructures of diopside single crystals deformed at high-pressure (4 ≤ P ≤ 9 GPa), high-temperature (1100° ≤ T ≤ 1400 °C) using a Deformation-DIA high-pressure apparatus (D-DIA) have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy using weak-beam dark-field (WBDF), precession electron diffraction (PED), large-angle convergent-beam electron diffraction (LACBED) and the thickness-fringe method. Dislocation glide is the dominant deformation mechanism under these conditions. The ½{110} glide is controlled by lattice friction on the edge segments and shows extensive cross-slip. The [001] glide occurs mostly on {110}; no evidence for [001](010) glide has been found. The [100] dislocations bear a strong lattice friction probably due to complex (out of glide) core structures.
Keywords
upper mantle • clinopyroxenes • diopside • slip systems • dislocations • tem • lacbed • thickness-fringes method