Microstructural analyses of the Najd Fault System in Midyan Terrane, NW Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia

This article discusses the microstructural indicators exposed within the Precambrian Ajjaj–Qazaz–Hanabiq (AQH) shear zones in order to determine the shear sense. The AQH shear zones are located in the southern sector of the Midyan Terrane in the northwestern part of the Arabian Shield. Structural an...

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Published in:	International journal of earth sciences : Geologische Rundschau Vol. 109; no. 1; pp. 301 - 316
Main Authors:	El-Fakharani, Abdelhamid, AlKashghari, Wadee A., Baggazi, Haitham M., El-Shafei, Mohamed K., Matsah, Mohamed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-02-2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Deformation Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Fish Folding Fracturing Geochemistry Geology Geophysics/Geodesy Indicators Magma Microstructure Mineral Resources Molasses Ophiolites Original Paper Precambrian Ridges Sedimentology Sediments Shear zone Shearing Slip Structural Geology Structures Tectonics Shear sense indicators Oblique transpression Arabian Shield Ajjaj–Qazaz–Hanabiq shear zones Midyan Terrane Najd Fault System
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