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Pull-Aparts, Boudins and Brittle Faults

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Deformation Microstructures in Rocks

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Brittle deformation of mineral grains may slip (=fault), separate along either a parallel opening (parallel-pull-apart) or along a v-opening.

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  1. Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India

    Soumyajit Mukherjee

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Mukherjee, S. (2013). Pull-Aparts, Boudins and Brittle Faults. In: Deformation Microstructures in Rocks. Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25608-0_7

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