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Shear Zone (GFY_12)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: gfy_12.ttl
- Name
shearZone
- Attribute
- GFY Geologic Fault Type
- Definition
- A fault located within a shear zone.
- Description
- A shear zone is a tabular to sheetlike, planar or curviplanar zone composed of rocks that are more highly strained than rocks adjacent to the zone.
- Accepted
- 2016-06-08
- Defined by
- NFDD
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.