Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6427558 | Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 2016 | 5 Pages |
â¢Multiple tectonic fine extinction bands (FEBs) per grain are common.â¢Tectonic FEBs can be parallel to the basal, γ, Ï, and Ï crystallographic planes.â¢Both FEBs and shock induced planar deformation features (PDFs) share these characteristics.â¢Only planarity diagnostic for PDFs with light microscopy.
In quartz, multiple sets of fine planar deformation microstructures that have specific crystallographic orientations parallel to planes with low Miller-Bravais indices are commonly considered as shock-induced planar deformation features (PDFs)1 diagnostic of shock metamorphism. Using polarized light microscopy, we demonstrate that up to three sets of tectonically induced sub-planar fine extinction bands (FEBs), sub-parallel to the basal, γ, Ï, and Ï crystallographic planes, are common in vein quartz in low-grade tectonometamorphic settings. We conclude that the observation of multiple (2-3) sets of fine scale, closely spaced, crystallographically controlled, sub-planar microstructures is not sufficient to unambiguously distinguish PDFs from tectonic FEBs.
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