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ERIC Number: EJ346063
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Determination of Movement Sense in Mylonites.
Simpson, Carol
Journal of Geological Education, v34 n4 p246-61 Sep 1986
Describes how mylonite samples can be used to determine the sense of shear. Several sample collection techniques are presented. Criteria for shear sense determination are outlined and discussed so that they can be recognized and interpreted by students familiar with the use of a compass and a petrographic microscope. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Force, Geology, Geophysics, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments, Measurement Techniques, Microscopes, Mineralogy, Plate Tectonics, Pressure (Physics), Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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