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JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Volume 173, Issue 4, Pages 573-576Publisher
GEOLOGICAL SOC PUBL HOUSE
DOI: 10.1144/jgs2015-166
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
- CONICET-YPF Foundation grant [2282014000359600]
- Centre of Excellence grant from the Norwegian Research Council
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Strike-slip faults are commonly assumed to influence magma transport and emplacement in the Earth's crust. However, direct observations of magma conduits within strike-slip faults are lacking. Here we provide some of the first detailed field observations of dykes emplaced within strike-slip faults in the Neuquen Basin, Argentina. We show how fault planes within strike-slip fault zones affect the emplacement of dyke offshoots, resulting in complex dyke morphology. Our study also emphasizes the importance of pre-existing strike-slip fault array on the development of dyke swarms, showing that orientations of dyke swarms may not systematically relate to the principal tectonic stress axes.
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