Definition of Cataclasite. Meaning of Cataclasite. Synonyms of Cataclasite

- Cataclasite is a cohesive granular fault rock. Comminution, also known as cataclasis, is an important process in forming cataclasites. They fall into...
- grain boundaries, a high density of shear faults, bands of cataclasite and ultra-cataclasite and some ductile shear structures. This deformation sequence...
- co****-grained cataclasite containing >30% visible fragments. Fault gouge – an incohesive, clay-rich fine- to ultrafine-grained cataclasite, which may possess...
- Amphibolite – Metamorphic rock type Blueschist – Type of metavolcanic rock Cataclasite – Rock found at geological faults – A rock formed by faulting Eclogite –...
- keep their internal cohesion. The resulting type of rock is called a cataclasite. Fault breccia has no cohesion; it is normally an unconsolidated rock...
- is now understood to have formed mainly by crystal-plastic processes. Cataclasite is a fault rock that consists of angular clasts in a finer-grained matrix...
- Outcrop showing hydrothermally altered cataclasite in green, within the Alpine Fault zone, Wai****upa River....
- jointing **** Exfoliation joint Fissure Joint Vein Faulting Asperity Cataclasite Cataclastic rock Detachment fault Disturbance Fault friction Fault mechanics...
- textures are apparent, and some protomylonites can resemble foliated cataclasite or even some schists. Phyllonites are phyllosilicate (e.g., chlorite...
- jointing **** Exfoliation joint Fissure Joint Vein Faulting Asperity Cataclasite Cataclastic rock Detachment fault Disturbance Fault friction Fault mechanics...