deformation mechanism map

A diagram showing the conditions of stress and homologous temperature for which specific deformation mechanisms are domi-nantly, although not exclusively, active; each map is only valid for a specific mineral and grain size

Related terms:

• deformation partitioning
• deformation phase
• stratigraphic map
• potentiometric map
• lithologic map
• grain boundary misorientation map
• Paleogeographic Map
• palinspastic map
• facies map
• isofacies map