Shear zones are one of the most conspicuous structures in orogenic and rifting settings,
accommodating high strain, rock displacement and influencing magma emplacement and …

A systematic survey of 161 known and postulated minerals originating on Mars points to 20
different mineral‐forming processes (paragenetic modes), which are a subset of formation …

A systematic survey of 57 different paragenetic modes distributed among 5659 mineral
species reveals patterns in the diversity and distribution of minerals related to their evolving …

Continental strike-slip shear zones that may bear important information about the evolution
of convergent tectonics often occur to accommodate plate convergence. When and how …

Abstract The Liaodong Peninsula Early Cretaceous extension province (LEP), located in the
eastern part of the North China Craton (NCC), was highly extended in early Cretaceous. The …

This paper presents a case history of geological hazards and treatment measures during the
shield tunneling of Metro Line No. 7, in water-rich mylonitic faults in Guangzhou, China. The …

The ca. 700‐km long Yalu River Fault Zone (YRFZ) is a major component of the NE striking
strike‐slip fault system of the East Asia continental margin, which was active during the late …

Several world class gold deposits are located along the Ailao Shan (ALS) belt in eastern
Tibet, China. The genesis of gold mineralization along the belt, however, has been the …

Opposite shear sense (OSS) is manifested by the presence of conflicting shear sense
indicators in a portion of a rock body, a shear/fault zone or across several parallel shear/fault …

We report the structural geometry and stacking sequence of an Archean Alpine-style sub-
horizontal fold/thrust nappe pile in the Precambrian basement of the Zanhuang massif …