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Fig. 9 | Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Fig. 9

From: Veining and post-nappe transtensional faulting in the SW Helvetic Alps (Switzerland)

Fig. 9

Chamossaire Fault (595497/129647, 2310 m). a-b Details of the fault geometry: 1 Fractured and veined Tierwis Fm (Lower Cretaceous marly limestones); 2 Foliated and fractured cataclasite with clasts of Tierwis and Schrattenkalk Fm; 3 Fractured and recrystallized breccia of Schrattenkalk Fm (Lower Cretaceous platform limestones); 4 Riedel fractures and asymmetric folds in foliated cataclasite indicating dextral shear, with repeated faulting and more ductile shear; 5 Foliated Wang Fm marls (Lower Maastrichtian). c Detail of zones 4–5 at the northern limit of the fault core

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