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shear

Also known as geologic shear

in geology, the response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress

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Deformation (mechanics)Geological processes Structural geology

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Western Australia

plate tectonics

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mechanical stress

crystalline schist

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tectonic dislocation

Nevadan orogeny

transverse wave

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Central Asian Orogenic Belt

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