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LINEATIONS, PARALLEL TO BEDDING

Generally formed perpendicular to fold hinge on bedding planes as striae or slickensided, these could be subperpendicular to fold hinge in case of oblique flexural slip.

Lineations parallel to the direction of tectonic transport can be and are usually generally produced during thrusting under low grade metamorphism of zeolite facies.