Insights into a dextral transtensional shear zone in NW Anatolia, Turkey: Preliminary results from the three dimensional strain and kinematic analyses of the Marmara Granitoid. 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Birkan Bayrak ◽  
Alp Ünal ◽  
Işıl Nur Güraslan ◽  
Ömer Kamacı ◽  
Erdinç Yiğitbaş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Simple Shear ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ductile Deformation ◽  
Kinematic Vorticity ◽  
Strain Ellipsoid ◽  
Kinematic Analyses ◽  
Mean Trend

<p>Marmara Granitoid (MG) is an E-W trending sill-like magmatic body exposed in the center of the Marmara Island, NW Anatolia, Turkey. MG is lower Eocene in age and was concordantly emplaced into metamorphic basement rocks of Saraylar Marble and Erdek Complex. It is represented by a deformed granodiorite which widely displays protomylonitic-mylonitic textures with prominent foliation and lineation. Foliation planes display a mean dip direction-angle of 335/29 and mineral stretching lineations show mean trend-plunge of 286/34. Mica-fishes, rotated porphyroclasts and micro-faults are commonly observed and serve as shear gauges pointing out to a dextral movement. Mineral deformation thermometers such as myrmekite development, chessboard extinction, grain boundary migration (GBM), sub-grain rotation recrystallization (SGR), and bulging recrystallization (BLG) in quartz crystals indicate that solid-state deformation of the MG has experienced a high-temperature ductile deformation and superimposed ductile to brittle deformation.</p><p>Three-dimensional strain ellipsoid measurements are investigated on the MG in order to determine the relative amounts of pure shear and simple shear deformation and the mean kinematic vorticity number (W<sub>m</sub>). The image processing of quartz grains is used as strain markers to obtain the three-dimensional best-fit ellipsoids. The results show that, Lode’s ratio (ν) of the samples change between -0.010 and -0.650 and Flinn’s k-values range from 1.026 to 11.157 indicating to a general constrictional (prolate) deformation. The calculated kinematic vorticity numbers change between 0.429 and 0.958 which show that shear deformation of MG is mostly dominated by simple shear. All of these micro and meso structural properties and three-dimensional strain and kinematic analyses collectively suggest that MG has experienced a dextral transtensional deformation.</p>

scholarly journals Finite strain variation across the Mahabharat Thrust in central Nepal Himalaya

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Deepak Chamlagain ◽  
Daigoro Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Simple Shear ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Central Nepal ◽  
Dynamic Recrystallisation ◽  
Simple Shear Deformation ◽  
Augen Gneiss

This paper deals with the three-dimensional strain across the Mahabharat Thrust (MT) in the Malekhu area in central Nepal. The MT served as a glide plane for the Kathmandu Nappe. Its footwall is made up of phyllites, quartzites, and amphibolites, whereas the hanging wall contains garnetiferous schists, biotite schists, and quartzites with a few lenses of augen gneiss. A three-dimensional strain analysis reveals that Nadai’s amount of strain intensity (€s ) ranges from 0.396 to 0.575 in the footwall indicating an increasing trend towards the proximity of the MT. In contrast, the hanging wall shows an increase in (€ s) magnitude away from the MT and its value varies between 0.556 (at the basal part) and 0.795 (upper part). Microtextures and structures revealed dynamic recrystallisation of the footwall and static recrystallisation of the hanging wall rocks. The shape of three dimensional strain ellipsoids, types of microstructures, and mechanisms of grainscale deformation indicated that the footwall was dominantly affected by simple shear deformation at lower temperatures while the hanging wall suffered from pure shear with minor sub-simple shear deformation at relatively higher temperatures.

scholarly journals Constrictional deformation of the Koster dyke swarm in a ductile sinistral shear zone, Koster islands, SW Sweden

1985 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 151-197
Author(s):  
Bjorn Hageskov
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Shear Zone ◽  
Simple Shear ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Dyke Swarm ◽  
Tectonic Event ◽  
Dyke Rock ◽  
Strain Ellipsoid ◽  
Shear Component ◽  
The Baltic

The Koster-Kattsund dyke swarm is an important element in the Sveconorwegian province of the Baltic shield. Dyke intrusion took place in the period 1225-1015 Ma. Throughout most of the swarm the dykes are strongly deformed and thoroughly recrystallised into lineated amphibolites as a result of a Sveconor- wegian tectonic event about 1000 Ma ago. However, in the Koster archipelago fresh dolerites can be fol­lowed northwards in to partially recrystallised metadolerites and finally into the totally recrystallised, line­ated amphibolites that characterise the swarm. In the Koster archipelago intense dyking resulted in the formation of a multilayered rock sandwich con­sisting of alternating layers of gneiss and dolerite. The sandwich trends NNE and dips 67°W. The dolerite dykes have a mean thickness of2.2 m and they occupy 15-20% of the total rock mass. To the northeast the sandwich becomes progressively deformed and ultimately shows very high strain of pure constrictional type. The deformation took place in a steep NW-SE-trending ductile shear zone. During the initial shear zone deformation (D4,) the sandwich underwent anticlockwise bending and the large Kyrkosund synform was formed. The fold plunges 303/66 and has a NW-SE-trending axial surface. The bending took place by means of flexural-slip folding in which the layer-parallel shearing was located in incompetent dyke layers. Increasing shearing and recrystallisation in a NW-SE-trending belt crossing the northern limb of the Kyr­kosund synform resulted in a softening of this belt. The succeeding event (D4b) was localised in this initial soft belt, and involved sinistral simple shear combined with pure shear resulting in horizontal widening and vertical shortening of the belt. This composite deformation formed the pure constrictional fabric now seen in the rocks. The strong D4b stretching was followed by the formation of trains of asymmetric folds (D 4c and d4a). It is demonstrated that volume changes in the dyke rock during deformation were negligible, and that no competence contrast between gneiss and dyke rock existed during the D 4b stretching. The finite con­strictional strain ellipsoid has the dimensions X = 7.07, Y = Z = 0.18. The composite simple/pure shear deformation that presumably caused the constriction has a simple shear component y = 10.9, correspond­ing to an angular shear of 84. 7°. The pure shear deformation resulted in a 3.4 times horizontal widening of the initial soft belt. The horizontal sinistral displacement within the shear zone was at least 35 km.

scholarly journals Increase in Total Elongation Caused by Pure Shear Deformation in Ultra-Fine-Grained Cu Processed by Equal-Channel Angular Pressing

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 654
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Matsutani ◽  
Nobuo Nakada ◽  
Susumu Onaka
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Total Elongation ◽  
Local Deformation ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing

Ultra-fine-grained (UFG) Cu shows little total elongation in tensile tests because simple shear deformation is concentrated in narrow regions during the initial stage of plastic deformation. Here, we attempted to improve the total elongation of UFG Cu obtained by equal-channel angular pressing. By making shallow dents on the side surfaces of the plate-like specimens, this induced pure shear deformation and increased their total elongation. During the tensile tests, we observed the overall and local deformation of the dented and undented UFG Cu specimens. Using three-dimensional digital image correlation, we found that the dented specimens showed suppression of thickness reduction and delay in fracture by enhancement of pure shear deformation. However, the dented and undented specimens had the same ultimate tensile strength. These results provide us a new concept to increase total elongation of UFG materials.

Deformation Analysis of Simple-Shear Sheet Specimens

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuh-Kuo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Shear Zone ◽  
Simple Shear ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Shear Properties ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Strength Material

The shear properties of different simple-shear sheet specimens were investigated using the elastic-plastic finite element method. Tension loaded specimens with a shear zone formed at the center area between two transverse slots were adopted to analyze the shear properties of sheet metals under uniaxial tension. Specimens prepared by single material as well as by bonding two different strength materials together were both studied. Since the shear zone could not be kept free from bending stress during loading, the pure shear deformation was not possibly obtained. However, by varying the shape and the location of the slots, an optimum geometry of the shear zone which yields a nearly pure shear deformation in the plastic range was determined through the finite element analysis. The results also revealed when the shear zone was formed by a low strength material which was bonded on each side with a higher strength material, a nearly pure shear deformation could be obtained even in the elastic range.

Kinematics of rock flow and fabric development associated with shear deformation within the Zagros transpression zone, Iran

2011 ◽  
Vol 148 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1009-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALI FAGHIH ◽  
KHALIL SARKARINEJAD
Keyword(s):  
Deformation Zone ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Ductile Deformation ◽  
Metamorphic Rocks ◽  
Zagros Mountains ◽  
Metamorphic Belt ◽  
Kinematic Vorticity ◽  
Heterogeneous Nature ◽  
Thrust Sheets ◽  
Thrust System

AbstractThis paper presents quantitative data on the finite strain, quartz crystal fabric, geometry of flow and deformation temperatures in deformed quartzite samples to characterize the ductile deformation along the thrust sheets constituting the Sanandaj–Sirjan Metamorphic Belt within the Zagros Mountains of Iran. The results of this study emphasize the heterogeneous nature of deformation in this belt, showing a spatial variation in strain magnitude and in degree of non-coaxiality. A dominant top-to-the-SE sense of shear is indicated by the asymmetry of microstructures and quartz c-axis fabrics. Quartz c-axis opening angles suggest deformation temperatures range between 435° ± 50°C and 510° ± 50°C, which yield greenschist to amphibolite facies conditions during the ductile deformation. Mean kinematic vorticity number (Wm) measured in the quartzite samples ranges between 0.6 and 0.9 with an average of 0.76, which indicates that extrusion of the metamorphic rocks of the region was facilitated by a significant component of pure shear strain. Traced towards the basal thrust of the Zagros Thrust System from northeast to southwest, the quartz grain fabrics change from asymmetric cross-girdle fabrics in the internal part of the deformation zone to an asymmetric single-girdle fabric at distances close to the basal thrust. This variation may depend on the structural depth and on the geometry of the ductile deformation zone. The observed increase in strain and vorticity within the study area is comparable with patterns recorded within metamorphic rock extrusions within other orogens in the world.

scholarly journals Positive or negative Poynting effect? The role of adscititious inequalities in hyperelastic materials

2011 ◽  
Vol 467 (2136) ◽  
pp. 3633-3646 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Angela Mihai ◽  
Alain Goriely
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Simple Shear ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Hyperelastic Materials ◽  
Isotropic Materials ◽  
Poynting Effect ◽  
Simple Shear Deformation ◽  
Biopolymer Gels

Motivated by recent experiments on biopolymer gels whereby the reverse of the usual (positive) Poynting effect was observed, we investigate the effect of the so-called ‘adscititious inequalities’ on the behaviour of hyperelastic materials subject to shear. We first demonstrate that for homogeneous isotropic materials subject to pure shear, the resulting deformation consists of a triaxial stretch combined with a simple shear in the direction of the shear force if and only if the Baker–Ericksen inequalities hold. Then for a cube deformed under pure shear, the positive Poynting effect occurs if the ‘sheared faces spread apart’, whereas the negative Poynting effect is obtained if the ‘sheared faces draw together’. Similarly, under simple shear deformation, the positive Poynting effect is obtained if the ‘sheared faces tend to spread apart’, whereas the negative Poynting effect occurs if the ‘sheared faces tend to draw together’. When the Poynting effect occurs under simple shear, it is reasonable to assume that the same sign Poynting effect is obtained also under pure shear. Since the observation of the negative Poynting effect in semiflexible biopolymers implies that the (stronger) empirical inequalities may not hold, we conclude that these inequalities must not be imposed when such materials are described.

Himalayan inverted metamorphism and syn-convergence extension as a consequence of a general shear extrusion

2001 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNAY ◽  
BERNHARD GRASEMANN
Keyword(s):  
Simple Shear ◽  
Thermal Evolution ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Ductile Deformation ◽  
Metamorphic Rocks ◽  
High Grade ◽  
The South ◽  
Main Central Thrust ◽  
Shear Component

Two paradoxical geological features of the Himalaya are the syn-convergence extension and the inverted metamorphic isograds observed in the crystalline core zone of this orogen. This High Himalayan Crystalline Sequence corresponds to an up to 40 km thick sequence of amphibolite to granulite facies gneiss, bounded by the Main Central Thrust at the base, and by the extensional faults of the South Tibetan Detachment System at the top. Geochronological and structural data demonstrate that coeval movements along both the Main Central Thrust and South Tibetan Detachment System during Early to Middle Miocene times were related to a tectonically controlled exhumation of these high-grade metamorphic rocks. The High Himalayan Crystalline Sequence systematically shows an inverted metamorphic zonation, generally characterized by a gradual superposition of garnet, staurolite, kyanite, sillimanite + muscovite and sillimanite + K-feldspar isograds, from the base to the top of the unit. Recent kinematic flow analyses of these metamorphic rocks demonstrate the coexistence of both simple shear and pure shear during the ductile deformation. The simple shear component of such a general non-coaxial flow could explain a rotation of isograds, eventually resulting in an inversion. The pure shear component of the flow implies a thinning of the metamorphic sequence that must be balanced by a perpendicular stretching of the unit parallel to its boundaries. Inasmuch as seismic data show that both the Main Central Thrust and South Tibetan Detachment System converge at depth, a thinning of the wedge-shaped High Himalayan Crystalline Sequence should induce a ductile extrusion of these high-grade rocks toward the surface. Rapid extension at the top of the sequence could thus be the consequence of a general shear extrusion of this unit relative to its hanging wall. Moreover, this extensional movement should decrease with depth to become zero where the boundaries of the unit meet, accounting for the paradoxical convergence of the South Tibetan Detachment System toward the Main Central Thrust. Furthermore, a general flow combining simple shear and pure shear can reconcile inverted isograds with the lack of inverted pressure field gradient across the High Himalayan Crystalline Sequence, despite an intense non-coaxial deformation. In good agreement with the seismic, kinematic and P–T–t constraints on the Himalayan tectono-thermal evolution, general shear extrusion provides a consistent model accounting for both inverted isograds and rapid extension in a compressional orogenic setting.

Kinematics of rock flow in a crustal-scale shear zone: implication for the orogenic evolution of the southwestern Hellenides

2000 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. XYPOLIAS ◽  
T. DOUTSOS
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Shear Zone ◽  
Simple Shear ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Pure Shear ◽  
Thrust Belt ◽  
The West ◽  
Simple Shear Deformation ◽  
Tectonic Extrusion ◽  
Scale Shear

Combined shear-sense criteria, finite-strain data and vorticity analyses were used to study the deformation path in a curved crustal-scale shear zone (Phyllite–Quartzite Series) of the southwestern Hellenides. The results are combined with data on the structural evolution of a cover nappe (Pindos thrust belt) to provide new insights into the orogenic evolution of this region.Ductile deformation within the Phyllite–Quartzite Series was associated with a top-to-the-west-southwest shearing and was partitioned into two structural domains: a root zone and a frontal domain. The root zone is characterized by vertical coaxial stretching, high strain and upward movement of the material, while the frontal domain comprises simple-shear deformation at the base and pure shear at the top. This pattern suggests superposition of pure shear on simple-shear deformation, and implies tectonic extrusion of the material from the root zone.The initiation of brittle deformation in the Pindos thrust belt was associated with westward translation above the sub-horizontal Pindos Thrust. Later, as the mountain range elevated, normal faulting at high altitudes and migration of thrusting to the west occurred, while east-directed folding and thrusting in the belt started to the east.According to the proposed model, crustal thickening was taking place throughout the Oligocene and early Miocene, including the subduction of the Apulian beneath the Pelagonian microcontinent and the intracontinental subduction of the Phyllite–Quartzite Series. During the lower Miocene, vertical buoyancy forces led to the successive steepening of the shear zone and the simultaneous duplexing of its basement, facilitating tectonic extrusion of the material from its root zone. Finally, an indentation process caused vertical expulsion of the orogenic wedge and gravity collapse in the brittle crust.

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