Geologic units containing Tectonite

Geologic units containing Tectonite

Tectonite

A rock whose fabric reflects the history of its deformation.

Subtopics:
Augen gneiss
Cataclasite
Flaser gneiss
Mylonite
Phyllonite
Tectonic breccia
Tectonic mélange

Nevada - Virginia - Wyoming

Nevada

Breccia (Middle Eocene to Early Pliocene)

BRECCIA-Volcanic, thrust, and jasperoid breccia and landslide megabreccia

Virginia

Quartzite and Quartz-Sericite Tectonite (Proterozoic Y)

Quartzite and quartz-sericite tectonite

Wyoming

Shear zone (Archean)