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mixed brittle and ductile original
definition Deformation in fault zone has been accommodated by both fracturing and plastic shape change in rock bodies.
brittle deformation original
definition Deformation in fault zone has been accommodated primarily through fracturing and loss of continuity between adjacent rock bodies.
ductile deformation original
definition Displacement across shear displacement structure largely accommodated by plastic deformation of the rock body without loss of macroscopic continuity.