Structural Geology of the Manx Slates
- 1 February 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 93 (4) , 301-313
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800066711
Abstract
Structures including folds, cleavages, faults, joints, and lineations are described. Three periods of folding are distinguished to which three cleavages are related. In order of decreasing age the cleavages are flow-cleavage, fracture cleavage, latest fracture cleavage. The main fault systems trend north-north—east, approximately east—west, and north-west. Joints follow two principal directions. These are north-west—south-east, and north-east—south-west. The dominant lineation is north-east—south-west. At right angles to this is a north-west—south-east lineation which affects all visible foliation. It is confined to a faint crinkling.Keywords
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