Discussion of ‘Classification of fault breccias and related fault rocks’, by Woodcock & Mort: the particular problem of pseudotachylyte

Discussion of ‘Classification of fault breccias and related fault rocks’, by Woodcock & Mort: the particular problem of pseudotachylyte

J. F. Magloughlin comments: I would like to compliment Woodcock & Mort on an important attempt to bring more order to the complex and under-attended world of fault rock classification. The authors aptly point out several of the persistent difficulties in fault rock terminology, such as the origi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geological magazine 2010-11, Vol.147 (6), p.971-973
Hauptverfasser: Magloughlin, Jerry F., Woodcock, Nigel H., Mort, Kate
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Classification
fault breccia
fault rocks
friction melting
Geology
Petrology
pseudotachylyte
Research methodology
Rocks
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Zusammenfassung:J. F. Magloughlin comments: I would like to compliment Woodcock & Mort on an important attempt to bring more order to the complex and under-attended world of fault rock classification. The authors aptly point out several of the persistent difficulties in fault rock terminology, such as the original cohesive-versus-incohesive dichotomy in Sibson's (1977) classification, and they appropriately attempt to create a more nongenetic classification scheme.
ISSN:0016-7568
1469-5081
DOI:10.1017/S0016756810000166