Many granites result from anatexis of common crustal rock types and the segregation,
aggregation, ascent and emplacement of the resultant magma. What then is the connection …

In this brief introductory review the potential geological use of crystallographic fabrics is
illustrated by considering selected geological problems which, given appropriate conditions …

Microtectonics deals with the interpretation of microstructures, small-scale deformation
structures in rocks that yield abundant information on the history and type of deformation and …

Migmatites are highly heterogeneous rocks found in high-grade metamorphic environments;
they are commonly encountered in the continental crust. Until now, many geologists have …

The Dharwar craton comprises two distinct parts separated by a steep N–S sinistral shear
zone. In the western part a pre-2900Ma complex of orthogneisses, granodiorites and narrow …

Most plutons have widespread magmatic fabrics, the interpretation of which remains
controversial. We propose a method to constrain likely causes of fabric patterns, the …

Granitic magmas commonly ascend tens of kilometres from their source terranes to upper
crustal emplacement levels, or to the Earth's surface. Apart from its obvious bearing on the …

Plate reconstructions for the Cenozoic document relatively steady right-oblique subduction
of the Farallon (Nazca) plate beneath the Chilean continental margin. The kinematic …

Page 1 Granitoid Rocks DB Clarke BSc, MA, PhD Department of Earth Sciences Dalhousie
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Quartz textures measured from deformed quartz tectonites within the Lesser Himalaya and
Higher Himalaya Crystalline of Bhutan show similar patterns. Orientation and distribution of …