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The document discusses shear zones and mylonites. It defines shear zones as tabular zones of strain localization that can occur on all scales and involve considerable wall-parallel movement. Mylonites form in high strain zones and have finer grain sizes than the wall rock. The geometry and microstructures of mylonites provide information about the deformation history and shear sense. The document also classifies the different types of mylonites found in the Eriboll area based on their mineralogy and inferred protolith.
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Overview of shear zones, their importance, analysis, geometry, microstructures, and mylonite classification.
Definition of shear zones, types of movements, and their scales; similarities with faults; includes links for further study.
Sequential steps involved in analyzing shear zones, providing a methodological framework for study.
Definition and properties of mylonite, its formation, microstructure, and geological context regarding thin sections.
Visual representation of mylonite outcrops, examples of sheath folds, and descriptions of deformations.
Detailed classification of Eriboll mylonites, including quartz, oyster shell, and green mylonite characteristics.
Description of the Lewisian Complex with focus on orthogneiss and its mylonitic characteristics.
Summary of deformation effects in shear zones, significance of mylonites as indicators of geological processes.
List of academic references and sources for further study on shear zones and mylonites.
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- 1. Shear Zones-Mylonites By Abzal Alpysbayev BSc Petroleum Geology S
- 2. Introduction S Shear zonesand their importance S Shear zone analyse S The geometry of a mylonite zone S Microstructures of mylonites in terms of shear sense S Eriboll mylonite classification
- 3. Shear zones - ShearZones are tabular zones of strain localization in the crust; -Shear zones occur on all scales; -Like faults, shear zones tend to involve a considerable amount of wall-parallel movement (Simple shear) -Just like faults, shear zones may be reverse, normal, strike slip or show oblique displacements.
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- 6. Analyzing shear zones 1 step 2 step http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/shearzones/
- 7. Analyzing shear zone Step 3 Step 4 http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/shearzones/
- 8. Analyzing shear zone Step 5 Step 6 http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/shearzones/
- 9. Mylonite S The word “mylonite” derives from the Greek word and translated as a mill. 1st described by (Lapworth 1885) S Foliated and lineated metamorphic rock-ductile deformation (ductile flow) S Contains fabric elements with monoclinic shape symmetry S Mylonites occur in high strain zones known as “mylonite zone” interpreted as exhumed, “fossil” ductile shear zone S Grain size in the mylonite is usually smaller than that in the wall rock S Dynamics of mylonite development – “softening” or strain softening” S Characteristic fabric elements - porphyroclasts
- 10. The geometry ofa mylonite zone and the nomenclature used Parallel to the aggregate lineation, the most common types of shear sense indicators (For thin section)
- 11. Mylonites in thinsection Mylonite derived from pelitic gneiss Quarts-feldspar mylonite
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- 13. Sheath fold andhighly folded mylonite
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- 15. Eriboll Mylonites Classification S Quarts Mylonite -The rock has a very well developed platy texture, and splits into thin flags -It shows the intense fine- banding -surface has a striation on it that shows the direction of movement of the thrust sheet -Probable protolith: Eriboll Sandstone Formation
- 16. Eriboll Mylonite Classification Oyster shell mylonite S Mylonitic chlorite-muscovite phyllonite, locally garnet bearing S Also described as a “Variegated schist” which could have the appearance of frilled schist, veined schist, mica schist- Phyllitic mylonites (Lapworth 1885a) 30 cm S Protolith mainly Lewisian gneiss
- 17. S Green Mylonite Eriboll Mylonites -Mylonitic Lewisian complex: Green Mylonite -Very rich in chlorites , hornblende, amphibole, feldspar and mica -Medium metamorphic grade -Pegmatite fragments (rich in feldspars)
- 18. LEWISIAN COMPLEX: Lewisian gneiss/Orthogneiss/Amphi bolite Meta-igneous rocks: -Orthogneiss:mostly metatonalite with enclaves of mafic and ultramafic and rare metasedimentary rocks, locally mylonitic within Moine thrust zone -Mylonitic : interlayered quartsofeldspathic and hornblende bearing 50cm orthogneisses with subordinate amphibolite
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- 20. Summary S Deformation ina shear zone causes development of characteristic fabrics and mineral assemblages that reflect P-T conditions, flow type, movement sense and deformation history in the shear zone; S Mylonites act as a “fossil indicator” to recognize a past presence of high strain plastic shear zones; S Eriboll mylonites are result of a complex deformation event
- 21. References S Micro-tectonics , Cees W.Passchier, Rudolph A.J.Trouw; S http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/shearzones/ S http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~oesis/nws/nws-rocktypes.html S Haakon Fossen, Structural Geology;
Editor's Notes
- #4 Shear zones can be subdivided into brittle zones or faults, and ductile zones. Ductile shear zones are usually active at higher metamorphic conditions than brittle shear zones. The depth of the transition between brittle and ductile behavior depends on factors such as bulk strain rate, geothermal gradient, grain size, lithotype, fluid pressure, orientation of the stress field and pre-existing fabrics
- #5 Distribution of the main types of fault rocks with depth in the crust. A) Schematic cross section through a transcurrent shear zone;