Taber growth

Growth of fibres in a vein due to advection of material through a porous wall rock. Vein walls can be pushed apart by the growing fibres.

Related terms:

• Taber vein
• growth competition
• crack-seal growth
• antitaxial vein
• continental growth
• mimetic growth
• growth inclusion
• growth twin
• Taber ice
• Oblique view of an volcanic growth fault (Analogue geological model)