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B10210ZÁVADA ET AL.: EXTREME DUCTILITY OF FELDSPAR AGGREGATESB10210activity <strong>of</strong> basal hai <strong>and</strong> prism hai slip systems [Lister <strong>and</strong>Hobbs, 1980]. This CPO pattern is typical <strong>of</strong> constrictionaltype <strong>of</strong> deformation that is consistent with prolate symmetry<strong>of</strong> quartz aggregates from this sample [Passchier <strong>and</strong>Trouw, 1996].Figure 5. BSE image <strong>of</strong> the type 3 (mylonite) b<strong>and</strong>edmicrostructure. Note the circular inclusions <strong>of</strong> K-feldspar inquartz. Scale bar is 500 mm. Inset shows plagioclasecomposition (Or, orthoclase component; Ab, albite component).Rhombs indicate b<strong>and</strong>-forming plagioclase <strong>of</strong>oligoclase composition. Triangles indicate interstitial albitein K-feldspar aggregates or oligoclase rims. Mineralabbreviations are after Kretz [1983].5. Melt Topology[17] Investigation <strong>of</strong> melt topology is important for underst<strong>and</strong>ingthe possible influence <strong>of</strong> melt phase on operativedeformation mechanisms <strong>of</strong> its host aggregates. Melttopology also reflects grain-scale melt migration pathways[Marchildon <strong>and</strong> Brown, 2001; Rosenberg, 2001]. Sawyer[2001] reviewed criteria for recognition <strong>of</strong> former presence<strong>of</strong> melt on grain scale in deformed rocks. A typical feature<strong>of</strong> some rapidly quenched melting experiments is thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> melt pools with cuspate margins [Jurewicz<strong>and</strong> Watson, 1984] or thin melt films along crystal faces[Daines <strong>and</strong> Kohlstedt, 1997]. Melt phase crystallized asalbite, quartz or K-feldspar grains at triple point junctions orat crystal faces in residual aggregates have been commonlyreported from natural examples <strong>and</strong> interpreted in terms <strong>of</strong>melt topology in partially molten granite [e.g., Brown et al.,1999; Rosenberg <strong>and</strong> Riller, 2000; Marchildon <strong>and</strong> Brown,2001; Rosenberg, 2001].[18] In our study, polygonal mosaic <strong>of</strong> K-feldspar grainscontains numerous interstitial quartz <strong>and</strong> albite grains up to50 mm wide (Figures 5 <strong>and</strong> 6a) that extend along singleK-feldspar facets in the XZ section. Locally, narrowalbites (An 0.02 ) margin residual oligoclase (An 0,17 ) grainsFigure 6. Details <strong>of</strong> BSE images (type 3, mylonite) showing microstructures interpreted to mimic thetopology <strong>of</strong> crystallized interstitial melt. (a) Interstitial grains <strong>of</strong> quartz <strong>and</strong> albite between grains <strong>of</strong> K-feldspar aggregate developed especially on grain boundaries perpendicular to lineation (L). K-feldspar,light grey; quartz <strong>and</strong> albite, dark grey; scale bar 500 mm; XZ section. (b) Scarce triangular grain <strong>of</strong> K-feldspar between mica <strong>and</strong> oligoclase grain. Note fine exsolution lamella <strong>of</strong> albite adjacent to oligoclasegrain (arrow). K-feldspar, white; scale bar 250 mm; XZ section. (c) Albite rims on residual oligoclasegrains adjacent to K-feldspar aggregates (arrow 1), partial replacement <strong>of</strong> oligoclase grain by K-feldspar(arrow 2), amoeboid quartz grains at triple point junctions <strong>of</strong> plagioclase, adjacent to K-feldsparaggregates (arrow 3). Scale bar 250 mm; XZ section. (d) K-feldspar in host plagioclase grains (arrow 1),wedge-shaped albite grains within muscovite grains (arrow 2). Dark patches, holes in the specimen; scalebar 250 mm; XZ section. Mineral abbreviations are after Kretz [1983].6<strong>of</strong>15284

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