Shear zone

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Term: Shear zone
Definition: A zone of severe deformation, especially where a fast-flowing ice stream (q.v.) moves past relatively slow-moving ice. The deformation is characterised especially by intense crevassing.
GCW Swisseduc
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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