Shear-zone deformation and bulk strain in granite-greenstone terrain of the Western Superior Province,Canada |
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| Authors: | RG Park |
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| Institution: | Department of Geology, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG England |
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| Abstract: | The later Archaean history of the granite-greenstone terrain of the western Superior Province in Manitoba was marked by the development of numerous shear zones with varying orientation and sense of movement. Data are presented on the orientation, width and displacement of 15 shear zones in a 61,000 km2 area east of Lake Winnipeg. By making simplifying assumptions, estimates are made of the orientation of the maximum compressive stress (N-S) and the bulk shortening strain caused by the shear zone displacements (39–45%).The estimates of shear zone displacement strain are compared with estimates of bulk strain obtained by analysing the granite-greenstone shape pattern over a large area of the western Superior Province, again making simplifying assumptions. As expected, the contribution of the more ductile greenstones to the bulk strain is proportionately greater. A value of around 40% is indicated for the bulk shortening strain.Estimates of mean shear strain obtained both from shear zone displacement/width measurements and from strain profiles show a wide range in values from around 10 in some narrow zones to around 1 in very wide zones. |
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