Naturally deformed quartzo-feldspathic rocks

 

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Naturally deformed quartzo-feldspathic rocks

 

weak deformation (Mulwaree) / strong deformation (Mulwaree) / mylonites (Redbank) / ultramylonites (Redbank)

 

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Quartzo-feldspathic ultramylonite; "bookshelf" feldspar has deformed by semi-brittle flow.

"Bookshelf" feldspar in quartzo-feldspathic mylonite from the Redbank shear zone. The shear zones between the "books" contain recrystallized or neo-mineralized feldspar grains 15 mm in diameter (435 A)