Picture gallery - shear zones

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aplite shearSheared aplite veins in a deformed granitoid, Ticino, Switzerland

LaghettiA shear zone developed in granodiorite with xenoliths
MarloesShear zone developed in sandstones from Marloes bay in Pembrokeshire. To find out how these structures are formed click here. OdhairClassic shear zone from Castel Odhair in the outer Hebrides. To find out how these structures are formed click here.
Kohi 1Shear zone developed in metagabbro in the Kohistan terrane, Pakistan Kohi 2Very narrow shear zone developed in metagabbros from the Kohistan terrane, Pakistan
UnstShear zone developed within metaigneous material seen in a lose boulder, Unst, Shetland  

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