Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1227-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1227-2020
Research article
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08 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 08 Jul 2020

Control of pre-existing fabric in fracture formation, reactivation and vein emplacement under variable fluid pressure conditions: an example from Archean greenstone belt, India

Sreyashi Bhowmick and Tridib Kumar Mondal

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AR by Tridib Kumar Mondal on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (29 Apr 2020) by Roger Soliva
AR by Tridib Kumar Mondal on behalf of the Authors (07 May 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 May 2020) by Roger Soliva
AR by Tridib Kumar Mondal on behalf of the Authors (14 May 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (20 May 2020) by Roger Soliva
ED: Publish as is (20 May 2020) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)
AR by Tridib Kumar Mondal on behalf of the Authors (27 May 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We explore pre-existing fabric in metabasalts replete with a wide range of crisscross fractures/faults, hosting quartz veins of variable orientations and thicknesses in the Chitradurga region, India. The fractures are identified as components of a riedel shear system. We evaluate reactivation potential of fractures and conclude that episodic changes in fluid pressure conditions triggered fault-valve action, thereby reactivating fabric and fractures, leading to vein emplacement in the region.