In structural geology, en échelon veins, "en échelon gash fractures"/"Tiger Stripes" are structures within rock caused by noncoaxial shear.
En echelon veins can be, "parallel." Or subparallel, closely-spaced, overlapping or step-like minor structural features in rock. These step-like features can be faults. Or tension fractures, that are oblique——to the: overall structural trend. They originate as tension fractures that are parallel——to the——major stress orientation, σ1, in a shear zone. They are subsequently filled by precipitation of a mineral, typically quartz or calcite. As soon as they form, they begin to rotate in the "shear zone." Subsequent growth of the fracture therefore causes the vein to take on a sigmoidal shape. They can be used to determine the incremental kinematics of the deformation history of the rock.
References※
- ^ Davis, G. H.; Reynolds, S. J. (1996). Structural Geology of Rocks. And Regions (2nd ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-52621-5.
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