Structure of the Western Termination of the Bhavani Lineament

On the basis of structural investigations in an area of over 150 sq. km forming the western termination of the Bhavani lineament, the validity of the simple shear strain model adopted by Katz to explain movements along the lineament is examined. The model explains satisfactorily the formation of the first two of the three generation of folds recognised as well as the associated foliation and mineral lineation whereas it cannot be applied in the case of the last generation of folds.