Figure F73. Brittle macro- and microstructures. A, B. Rank 3 brittle deformation (dense-anastomosing fracturing) and well-developed brecciation (Rank 4). A. Sample 345-U1415J-12R-1, 82–93 cm (Piece 12). B. Sample 345-U1415J-12R-1, 73–81 cm (Piece 11). C. Cataclasite (Sample 345-U1415J-12R-1, 11–14 cm [Piece 3]). D, F. Thin Section 61; Sample 345-U1415J-12R-1, 11–13 cm (Piece 3). D. Cataclasite cut by an epidote vein (plane-polarized light). F. Crosscutting relationship between cataclasite and epidote vein (under crossed polars). E, G. Thin Section 62; Sample 345-U1415J-12R-1, 86–89 cm (Piece 12); under crossed polars. E. Cataclasite. G. Chlorite-filled space in fractured plagioclase and clinopyroxene.
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