C’-type shear band cleavage

Posted on September 13, 2009 by geo3

Specific type of shear band cleavage commonly developed in strongly foliated and mica-rich mylonites. C’-type shear bands are curved and anastomosing and inclined to the shear zone boundary; a synonym is extensional crenulation cleavage

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C-type shear band cleavage

Posted on April 7, 2005 by geo3

Specific type of shear band cleavage, particularly common in mylonitised granitoid rocks. C-type shear bands or C-planes are relatively straight and lie parallel to the shear zone boundary. (C from French ‘cisaillement’ – shear)

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