A Correlation Between Cleavage-fan Angle and Bed Thickness
- 1 June 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 102 (3) , 246-251
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800053279
Abstract
A chevron-folded phyllite composed of well contrasted quartzose and micaceous layers was examined. The false cleavage in the mica layers is of fan type and measurements show a correlation between the angle of the fan and the thickness of the layer in which it forms. Such a correlation is to be expected if the folds formed by buckling under lateral compression.Keywords
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