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Intrafolial and Other Folds in Shear Zones

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Intrafolial folds are tight to isoclinal syn-shear overturned folds in ductile shear zones. These folds could be bound by both primary–and secondary ductile shear planes.

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  1. Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India

    Soumyajit Mukherjee

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Mukherjee, S. (2013). Intrafolial and Other Folds in Shear Zones. In: Deformation Microstructures in Rocks. Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25608-0_4

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