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Behaviour of Stretching Lineations in the Salem-Attur Shear Belt, Southern Granulite Terrane, South India


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A rare occurrence of both steep and shallow plunging stretching lineations within a single outcrop, has been described from the Salem-Attur shear belt, and the regional variations in the orientation of stretching lineations are discussed in terms of transpressional tectonics in the Cauvery shear system, southern granulite terrane, South India.

Keywords

Structural Geology, Granulite Terrane, Stretching Lineation, Shear Zone, Transpression, Tamil Nadu.
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  • Behaviour of Stretching Lineations in the Salem-Attur Shear Belt, Southern Granulite Terrane, South India

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T. R. K. Chetty
National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
Y. J. Bhaskar Rao
National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad - 500 007, India

Abstract


A rare occurrence of both steep and shallow plunging stretching lineations within a single outcrop, has been described from the Salem-Attur shear belt, and the regional variations in the orientation of stretching lineations are discussed in terms of transpressional tectonics in the Cauvery shear system, southern granulite terrane, South India.

Keywords


Structural Geology, Granulite Terrane, Stretching Lineation, Shear Zone, Transpression, Tamil Nadu.