Shear zone definition

Shear zone means a zone in which rocks have been deformed by lateral movement along parallel planes
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Shear zone means a zone in which crushed rock has been produced by the action of a shearing stress as on a fault. This setting is often favourable for the occurrence of gold mineralisation.
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Shear zone means a zone in which shearing has occurred on a large scale so that the rock is crushed and brecciated.
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Examples of Shear zone in a sentence

  • To the west of the property, the Virgin River Shear zone is host to Cameco and Orano’s Centennial unconformity uranium deposit and the Dufferin Lake uranium and polymetallic uranium zones.

  • Ashton, K.E., and Lewry, J.F. 1994: Vergence of the “Pelican Slide” and Sturgeon-weir Shear zone: LITHOPROBE, Report 38, p.

  • The Miradani North deposit is located on the Datano Shear zone which is the first from the east of five major fertile shear zones across the Asankrangwa gold belt.

  • Five former workings, the Silver Bear, Hartford, Gibson, Gold Cure, and Bismark are situated along the Gold Cure Shear zone, which has been traced northeast across the property for 7.1 km.

  • A related structural zone, the Lower Candelaria Shear zone or “LCS,” occurs in the lower part of the Member 1 of the Candelaria Formation and is the main host for mineralization in the district.


More Definitions of Shear zone

Shear zone means a zone in which rocks have been deformed by lateral movement along parallel planes “Quartz Vein” means a fracture which has been filled by quartz and other minerals which have crystallised from mineralised fluids
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Shear zone means a zone in which crushed rock has been produced by the action of a shearing stress as on a fault. “Tectonic Zone” means a major structural feature characterised by deformation of several kilometres in width. “Ultramafic” means rocks composed almost entirely of mafic minerals which are prospective for nickel mineralisation. “VMS” means volcanogenic massive sulphide, which relates to base metal sulphide mineralisation.
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Shear zone means a zone in which crushed rock has been produced by the action of a shearing stress as on a fault.
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Shear zone means an area of rock which has failed or sheared in response to applied stress;
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Shear zone means a zone of ductile deformation between two (relatively) undeformed blocks that have suffered relative shear displacement; the ductile analogue of a fault. 32 MacPhersons Reward Gold Limited / 2010 Prospectus MacPhersons Reward Gold Limited Mineral Exploration Properties
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Shear zone means a zone in which shearing has occurred on a large scale; "siliceous" means a rock containing an abundance of quartz;
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Shear zone means a zone in which shearing has occurred on a large scale; “Silica” means silicon dioxide; quartz is a common example;
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