Mélange (Clastic Wedge)


Mélange (Clastic Wedge) :

A mappable body of rock characterized by blocks and fragments of all sizes, embedded in a sheared matrix. A tectonic mélange commonly forms in the upper portions of a subduction zone, where crustal rock is crushed and sheared

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