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STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Lecture 30
Cleavage
(continuous and spaced)

Nature of Cleavage
Geometric relationship of cleavage to folding
Geometric relationship of cleavage to shearing
Domainal character of cleaved rocks
cleavage domains
microlithon domains
Types of Cleavage
Continuous cleavage
slaty ­ fine grained rocks
phyllitic ­ soft, pearly, satiny luster
schistosity ­ medium grained rocks
Disjunctive cleavage
Crenulation cleavage
Spaced Cleavage
Microscopic properties of cleavage
Slaty Cleavage
Mica­rich domains
Quartz­feldspar domains
Schistosity
Crenulation Cleavage
Spaced Cleavage
Strain Significance of Cleavage
Expression of Shortening
Alignment of Mica without grain rotation
Estimates of Volume Loss
Crenulation Cleavage vs. Shortening
Classification of Spaced Cleavage
Passive Folding
Characteristics of Passive Folding
Transposition

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