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Polyphase fold analysis of gneisses and migmatites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2011

A. M. Hopgood
A. M. Hopgood
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland.
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Abstract

In spite of the structural complexity of polyphase deformed gneisses and migmatites and the absence of distinctive marker horizons, these rocks are amenable to structural investigation and interpretation with resolution of their tectonic history possible, particularly in regions of reasonable exposure. Although methods such as those employing interpretation of stereo-plots can seldom be used, direct observation of refold relationships on the outcrop using all available structural, igneous and metamorphic features will ultimately lead to the resolution of the deformational history. This is achieved by determining the relationships of fold sets observed at the various localities examined throughout the field of investigation and then combining these by correlation according to basic stratigraphical principles. The effects of weak deformation normally not discernible in complicated successions may be detected by the simple form of folded planar and linear structures in igneous masses emplaced in complex structures at intermediate stages in the deformational history.

Synthesis of the total succession and determination of the overall sequence of deformation in particularly complex terranes is made easier if at least one distinctive set of structures can be recognised throughout the area. These key structures have the effect of subdividing the long succession into two in which refold relationships are generally more easily determined. An example of the method is given using photographs from the migmatite terrane in southern Finland.

Keywords

CorrelationmetamorphismorogenyPrecambrianrefoldingtectonism
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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 71 , Issue 1 , 1980 , pp. 55 - 68
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1980

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