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CONTRASTING TEXTURAL RECORD OF TWO METAMORPHIC EVENTS 661(a) (b)(c) (d)(d)Fig. 8. Representative digitized microstructures used in textural <strong>analyses</strong>. See text for detailed sample description.Scheidegger–Watson orientation-tensor formed fromthe individual linear segments <strong>of</strong> boundary tracesbetween the chosen phases. Resulting eigenvalues ratioR b is considered as a rough estimate <strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong>GBPO.Results <strong>of</strong> the grain shape analysis <strong>and</strong> SPO analysisare shown in Fig. 10. Both amphibole (Fig. 10b) <strong>and</strong>plagioclase (Fig. 10a) show systematic changes. Whilesamples with preserved magmatic textures (T1) <strong>and</strong>LAC samples (LAC1, TG2) exhibit very weak SPO<strong>and</strong> lowest values <strong>of</strong> axial ratios (c. 1.5), samples <strong>of</strong>mylonitic metagabbros show a significant increase inthe average axial ratio (2–3) <strong>and</strong> increase <strong>of</strong> the SPOdegree with decreasing temperature.Grain contact frequenciesGrain contact frequencies allow the statistical deviationfrom r<strong>and</strong>om spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> grainboundaries to be examined (Kretz, 1994). So far, thedegree <strong>of</strong> deviation <strong>of</strong> grain boundaries distributionfrom r<strong>and</strong>om distribution have been evaluated byplotting observed/expected ratio <strong>of</strong> like–like contacts<strong>of</strong> the two major minerals against each other. Here wepropose a diagram where v valuev ¼ Observed pffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiExpected ð2ÞExpectedis plotted against the ratio <strong>of</strong> orientation-tensoreigenvalues, i.e. the degree <strong>of</strong> GBPO. The majoradvantage <strong>of</strong> this diagram is in simple visual evaluation<strong>of</strong> the degree <strong>of</strong> deviation from an expected r<strong>and</strong>omdistribution <strong>of</strong> grain contacts (v ¼ 0).Results <strong>of</strong> this analysis are presented in Fig. 10. Theamphibolite facies mylonitic metagabbros exhibitalmost a r<strong>and</strong>om distribution at higher strains (GLT2)<strong>and</strong> tend to develop more <strong>of</strong> an aggregate-type <strong>of</strong>microstructure (v values are positive for like–like <strong>and</strong>negative for unlike contacts in Fig. 10c,d) at lowerstrains (GLT1) accompanied by a significant decrease<strong>of</strong> preferred orientation <strong>of</strong> amphibole–amphibole <strong>and</strong>amphibole–plagioclase contacts. The high-grademylonitic metagabbros (GHT1 & GHT2) exhibit astrong aggregate distribution <strong>and</strong> a moderate preferredorientation <strong>of</strong> grain boundaries. Samples from theb<strong>and</strong>ed amphibolite complex (TG2 & LAC1) show atendency towards a regular distribution (negative like–like v values <strong>and</strong> positive unlike v values) <strong>and</strong> a lowdegree <strong>of</strong> GBPO. The tonalitic gneiss weakly overprintedby the Variscan deformation (LAC3) showsÓ 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd243

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