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Cleavage formation in the Skiddaw Slates of the Northern Lake District, England
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 May 2009
Summary
Cleavage structures from two localities in the Northern Lake District, England, are described, and they are discussed critically in relation to the tectonic de-watering hypothesis. It is concluded that, whilst tectonic de-watering may aid in the formation of a slaty cleavage, strain is the primary mechanism for producing such structures.
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