aggregate shape preferred orientation

Preferred orientation of domains composed of aggregates of small grains in a deformed rock. Also known as a shape fabric, either a planar shape fabric or linear shape fabric, or both. See also grain shape preferred orientation

Related terms:

• shape preferred orientation (SPO)
• grain shape preferred orientation
• domain shape preferred orientation
• planar shape fabric
• lattice-preferred orientation (LPO)
• linear shape fabric
• crystallographic preferred orientation
• aggregate lineation
• grain shape fabric
• aggregate structure