Atlas of Mylonites- and related microstructures

• Main Authors: Trouw, Rudolph A. J. (Author), Passchier, Cees W. (Author), Wiersma, Dirk J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Earth Sciences.

Mylonites form in response to high rates of strain within deep ductile shear zones, which are the extensions at depth of surface faults, thrusts and fault breccias. They can have many different mineralogical compositions and are therefore defined by their textural appearance. This atlas provides hig...