Tectonite
A rock subtype
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In modern usage tectonites are metamorphic or tectonically deformed rocks whose fabric reflects the history of their deformation, or rocks with a penetrative fabric that clearly displays coordinated geometric features that indicate continuous solid (ductile) flow during formation.
The name was originally used for any rock formed by fluid flow, including sediments, metamorphic rocks, lavas, etc., and secondary tectonites were a subdivision for the metamorphic varieties (Hills, 1972), but this usage is rare nowadays.
The name was originally used for any rock formed by fluid flow, including sediments, metamorphic rocks, lavas, etc., and secondary tectonites were a subdivision for the metamorphic varieties (Hills, 1972), but this usage is rare nowadays.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52857
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52857:5
Classification of Tectonite
- Rock
- Metamorphic rock
- Tectonite
- Metamorphic rock
Sub-divisions of Tectonite
- Tectonite
Internet Links for Tectonite
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References for Tectonite
Reference List:
Fairbairn, H. W. (1939) Hypotheses of quartz orientation in tectonites. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 50 (10) 1475-1492 doi:10.1130/gsab-50-1475
Fairbairn, H. W. (1954) The stress-sensitivity of quartz in tectonites. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 4 (1) 75-80 doi:10.1007/bf01140377
Williamson, W. O. (1955) Lineations in Three Artificial Tectonites. Geological Magazine, 92 (1) 53-62 doi:10.1017/s0016756800063251
den Tex, E. (1955) Complex and imitation tectonites from the Kosciusko Pluton, Snowy hiountains, New South Wales. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 3 (3). p.33-54. doi:10.1080/08120095509413613
Stauffer, Mel R. (1970) Deformation textures in tectonites. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 7 (2) 498-511 doi:10.1139/e70-041
Hara, Ikuo (1971) An ultimate steady-state pattern of c-axis fabric of quartz in metamorphic tectonites. Geologische Rundschau, 60 (3) 1142-1173 doi:10.1007/bf02046540
England, R.N., Davies, H.L. (1973) Mineralogy of ultramafic cumulates and tectonites from eastern Papua. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 17 (2) 416-425 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(73)90210-0
Collerson, K. D. (1974) Descriptive microstructural terminology for high-grade metamorphic tectonites. Geological Magazine, 111 (4) 313-318 doi:10.1017/s0016756800038735
Bouchez, Jean-Luc (1978) Preferred orientations of quartz 〈a〉 axes in some tectonites: kinematic inferences. Tectonophysics, 49 (1) doi:10.1016/0040-1951(78)90094-x
Schmid, S. M.; Casey, M.; Starkey, J. (1981) The microfabric of calcite tectonites from the Helvetic Nappes (Swiss Alps). Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 9 (1). p.151-158. doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.1981.009.01.13
White, J.C., White, S.H. (1981) On the structure of grain boundaries in tectonites. Tectonophysics, 78 (1) 613-628 doi:10.1016/0040-1951(81)90032-9
Morgan, Benjamin A. (1984) Metamorphic tectonites of the Himalaya. Tectonophysics, 104 (3) 389-391 doi:10.1016/0040-1951(84)90135-5
Ranalli, G. (1984) Grain size distribution and flow stress in tectonites. Journal of Structural Geology, 6 (4). 443-447 doi:10.1016/0191-8141(84)90046-4
Casas, J.M., Sàbat, F. (1987) An example of three-dimensional analysis of thrust-related tectonites. Journal of Structural Geology, 9 (5). 647-657 doi:10.1016/0191-8141(87)90149-0
Knipe, R.J (1989) Deformation mechanisms — recognition from natural tectonites. Journal of Structural Geology, 11 (1). 127-146 doi:10.1016/0191-8141(89)90039-4
Park, Adrian F. (1996) Structural evolution of sulphide tectonites and their host rocks, Stratmat mine, New Brunswick. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (3) 472-492 doi:10.1139/e96-037
Sullivan, W.A. (2013) L tectonites. Journal of Structural Geology, 50. 161-175 doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2012.01.022
