Aplite shear

Sheared aplite veins in a deformed granitoid, Ticino, Switzerland. The two aplite veins had different original orientations and therefore show different deflections into the shear zone. Nevertheless the sense of deflection is the same and may be used to deduce the sense of shear in the shear zone. To find out how these structures are formed click here.

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