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shear fracture
A fracture that results from stresses that tend to shear one part of a rock past the adjacent part. Compare: tension fracture.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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