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List of shear zones of Great Britain

List of shear zones of Great Britain is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of shear zones of Great Britain rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of the named shear zones affecting the rocks of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. See the main article on shear for a fuller treatment of shear in rocks.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of the named shear zones affecting the rocks of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. See the main article on shear for a fuller treatment of shear in rocks.

Key to tables Column 1 indicates the name of the shear zone. Note that different authors may use different names for the same shear zone or a section of it. Column 2 indicates the OS grid reference of the approximate midpoint of certain shear zones. Note that the mapped extent of a shear zone may not accurately reflect its actual extent. Column 3 indicates the country in which the shear zone occurs. Column 4 indicates the county in which the shear zone occurs. Some traverse two or more counties of course. Column 5 indicates on which sheet, if any, of the British Geological Survey's 1:50,000 / 1" scale geological map series of England and Wales (E&W) or of Scotland (Sc), the shear zone is shown and named (either on map/s or cross-section/s or both). A handful of BGS maps at other scales are listed too. Column 6 indicates a selection of publications in which references to the shear zone may be found. See references section for full details of publication.

Tabulated list of shear zones

References

See also List of geological faults of Scotland List of geological faults of Wales List of geological folds in Great Britain Geological structure of Great Britain

Worked examples

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In the classroom: List of shear zones of Great Britain is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Geology of Scotland, Geology of Wales, Structural geology, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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What is List of shear zones of Great Britain in simple terms?

This is a list of the named shear zones affecting the rocks of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. See the main article on shear for a fuller treatment of shear in rocks.

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