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Origin and tectonic implications of a new Belur–Sarkar Nattar Mangalam–Udayapatti shear zone (BNUSZ), Salem Granulite Block, India: Insights from deformation and magnetic fabrics

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Deformation and magnetic fabrics across the Salem and Namakkal Granulite Blocks (southern India) have been integrated to understand the poly-phase (D1–D3 ductile and D4 brittle) tectonic reworking in the study area. D1 gneissic fabric (S1) is the dominant regional-scale mesoscopic fabric in the charnockite host. Localized ductile shearing at low temperature and development of shear bands, mylonite and phyllonite zone with respectively transposed-S1, mylonite (SM) and phyllonite (SP) fabric characterize D3 phase. Presence of true shear zone rocks with distinct deformation and magnetic fabrics helps in demarcating a new Belur–Sarkar Nattar Mangalam–Udayapatti shear zone (BNUSZ). Magnetic fabrics are deformation-controlled and result in vorticity variation from simple shear (Wn = 0.85) to general shear (Wn = 0.64) to pure shear (Wn = 0.1) across the BNUSZ. Magnetic fabrics document a progressive transition from early ductile shear zone to late-stage thrust and flip of the σ1 stress axis from WNW–ESE to NNE–SSW. Down-dip magnetic lineation, north-verging WNW–ESE trending asymmetric folding on SP and pole to S1 recognize a forelimb thrust with northward transport. Stress-localization on the forelimb of D3 shear-induced asymmetric fold initiates thrust. Phyllonitization helps in partitioning of D3 strain and concomitant structural complexity in hangingwall, south of the BNUSZ.

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  • A new Belur–Sarkar Nattar Mangalam–Udayapatti Shear zone (BNUSZ) is identified in the Salem Granulite Block (SGB).

  • The BNUSZ represents the sole tectonic marker for last D3 ductile shearing in the SGB.

  • Deformation and magnetic fabric development suggest a forelimb thrust origin for the BNUSZ.

  • A fold-first tectonic model best explains the initiation of the BNUSZ thrust.

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The work was part of the doctoral dissertation of AC. AC acknowledges the Department of Earth Sciences, Pondicherry University for analytical and administrative support during his work. AC sincerely thanks Prof Manish Mamtani, Department of Geology and Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur, for his support during magnetic fabric analysis. The work was partially supported from SERB (New Delhi) research grant, grant-in-aid no. SERB/F/5928/2018–2019, to SB. Reviews and suggestions by Dr Tridib Kumar Mondal and an anonymous reviewer improved the manuscript considerably. Prof. Saibal Gupta is thanked for editorial handling.

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Subhadip Bhadra: Conceptualization, field work, acquisition of structural data, and manuscript preparation. Ananth C: Field work and acquisition of structural data, sample preparation, analytical works (AMS), data generation, manuscript preparation and revision.

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Ananth, C., Bhadra, S. Origin and tectonic implications of a new Belur–Sarkar Nattar Mangalam–Udayapatti shear zone (BNUSZ), Salem Granulite Block, India: Insights from deformation and magnetic fabrics. J Earth Syst Sci 130, 218 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01717-9

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