Textures

This figure shows that texture evolution at all experimental conditions comprises three different stages corresponding to stages of microfabric evolution:

1) During the first transient stage, a c-axis cross girdle develops which is symmetrically disposed with respect to the long axis of the finite strain ellipse (straight, black lines in the pole figures).

2) This c-axis cross girdle reduces to an oblique (with respect to the long axis of the finite strain ellipse) c-axis single girdle. In so doing, one of the two single girdles is eliminated.

3) The steady state textures are characterized either by two stable c-axis point maxima (HT-LS & HT-HS) or by a stable c-axis single girdle (IT-HS).