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Boudins are produced by local brittle–ductile extension in rocks. This collection presents pinch and swells.
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Mukherjee, S. (2014). Boudins. In: Atlas of Shear Zone Structures in Meso-scale. Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00089-3_4
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