Abstract:
The Flinn diagram of an isometric grains are divided by lines
a=1,
b=1,and
a=b,and curves
a2b=1 and
ab2=1 into ten subregions,corresponding to ten different combinations of
ex,
ey,e
z,and strain types.The lines and curves represent the special combination of
ex,
ey,e
z, and strain types.There are altogether eighteen strain types of deformed rocks.We have four equations to express
a and
b that represent respectively the four quarters divided by the lines
a=1/
K1 and
b=1/
K2,the equations of
a and
b depend on the bulk deformation behaviour of rocks.An application of the new diagram to determine the strain of deformed rocks as well as their types is here given.