New experimental data show that the weakening effect of structure-bound water in the quartz lattice occurs at hydroxyl concentrations lower than those previously considered. This is used, along with analyses of the hydroxyl concentrations of naturally deformed quartz, to show that water weakening can explain low temperature plastic flow in quartz from low grade metamorphic environments.
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