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shear  

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  • Effect of tangential force applied to one face of a body, causing two contiguous parts of the same body to slide in relation to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact. (Adapted from: Moureau M. & Brace G. (2000). Comprehensive Dictionary of Earth Science - Dictionnaire des Sciences de la Terre. Paris, Technip.)

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