Research Article| January 01, 1969 The Association of Granites with Zones of Stress and Shearing R. B McCONNELL R. B McCONNELL Streat, Sussex, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information R. B McCONNELL Streat, Sussex, England Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 07 Aug 1968 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1969, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1969) 80 (1): 115–120. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[115:TAOGWZ]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 07 Aug 1968 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation R. B McCONNELL; The Association of Granites with Zones of Stress and Shearing. GSA Bulletin 1969;; 80 (1): 115–120. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[115:TAOGWZ]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Recent work by Brooks (1967) north of Georgian Bay, Ontario, has indicated that the Grenville Front in that area was a zone of sinistral shear in Grenville time during an orogeny which was genetically responsible for the Killarnean granitization through “shear melting” due to energy released by intense plastic distortion. These phenomena are compared with zones of intensive shearing of Precambrian age in southwestern Tanzania ascribed by McConnell (1951) to deep-seated dextral shearing during a “Ubendian” orogeny and considered to have generated metamorphism and granitization through the raising of pressure-temperature conditions by orogenic stress. Reference is also made to the attribution by Lugeon (1930) of post-tectonic granitization in the root zone of the Alps to intensified stress, at a late stage of the orogeny, which caused conversion of mechanical to thermal energy. Experimental studies by Tuttle and Bowen (1958) suggest physico-chemical support for such interpretations of the common association of anatectic granites with intense tectonism. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.