The architecture of long-lived fault zones: insights from microstructure and quartz lattice-preferred orientations in mylonites of the Median Tectonic Line, SW Japan

Abstract We combine field mapping with quartz microstructure and lattice preferred orientations (LPO) to constrain the mechanisms and spatio-temporal distribution of deformation surrounding the Median Tectonic Line (MTL), SW Japan. In the study area, the MTL occurs either as a narrow gouge zone or a...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Czertowicz, Toru Takeshita, Shun Arai, Takafumi Yamamoto, Jun-Ichi Ando, Norio Shigematsu, Ko-Ichiro Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Subjects:
LPO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-019-0261-6