This is a list of the named shear zones affecting the rocks of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. See the main article on shear for a fuller treatment of shear in rocks.
Key to tables
Column 1 indicates the name of the shear zone. Note that different authors may use different names for the same shear zone or a section of it. Column 2 indicates the OS grid reference of the approximate midpoint of certain shear zones. Note that the mapped extent of a shear zone may not accurately reflect its actual extent. Column 3 indicates the country in which the shear zone occurs. Column 4 indicates the county in which the shear zone occurs. Some traverse two or more counties of course. Column 5 indicates on which sheet, if any, of the British Geological Survey's 1:50,000 / 1" scale geological map series of England and Wales (E&W) or of Scotland (Sc), the shear zone is shown and named (either on map/s or cross-section/s or both). A handful of BGS maps at other scales are listed too. Column 6 indicates a selection of publications in which references to the shear zone may be found. See references section for full details of publication.
Tabulated list of shear zones
+Sortable table of shear zonesName of shear zoneOS grid refCountryCountyBGS map sheetBook referencesBen Blandy Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Trewin, NH (ed) 2002. The Geology of Scotland, (4th edn) The Geological Society, LondonBerdale-Grocken Shear ZoneScotlandShetlandSc 129British Geological Survey, 1:50,000 scale geological map of Scotland sheet 129, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NottsBerw Shear ZoneWalesUK (south):625KBritish Geological Survey 2007, Bedrock Geology UK North, 1:625,000 scale geological map, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NottsBrenchley & Rawson 2006Canisp Shear BeltScotlandBGS:BRG2British Geological Survey, British Regional Geology 2: Northern Highlands of Scotland, British Geological Survey, NottinghamCanisp Shear ZoneScotlandSutherlandAssynt (Special 50K)British Geological Survey, special 1:50,000 sheet Assynt, British Geological Survey, Nottingham Sc 101E, Sc 107WTrewin (ed) 2002, G & K 2011Goodenough, K.M. & Krabbendam, M. 2011 A Geological Excursion Guide to the North-west Highlands of Scotland, Edinburgh Geological Society, Central Anglesey Shear ZoneWalesUK (south) :625KCentral Huntly Shear ZoneScotlandSc 86WEilrig Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Ericht - Laidon Shear ZonesScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Etive-Laggan Shear ZonesScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Gairloch Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Grampian Shear ZoneScotlandSc 84ETrewin (ed) 2002Huntly Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Keith Shear ZoneScotlandSc 85E, Sc86WTrewin (ed) 2002Kilchiaran Shear ZoneScotlandSc 27Lag ny Keeilley Shear ZoneIsle of ManBGS:BRG7British Geological Survey, British Regional Geology 7: Northern England, British Geological Survey, NottinghamLangavat Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Laxford Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002, G & K 2011Lleyn - Menai Straits Shear ZoneWalesUK (south) :625KLlyn Shear ZoneWalesGwyneddE&W 133; 134British Geological Survey, 1:50,000 scale geological maps of England & Wales sheets 133 & 134, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NottsBrenchley & Rawson 2006Moniavie Shear ZoneScotlandSc 9W, Sc 9ETrewin (ed) 2002Ness Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Portsoy Shear ZoneScotlandSc 85E, Sc 85WTrewin (ed) 2002Slieve Glah Shear ZoneTrewin (ed) 2002South Harris Shear ZoneScotlandTrewin (ed) 2002Stoer Shear ZoneScotlandSutherlandAssynt (Special 50K), Sc 107WG & K 2011Uyea Shear ZoneScotlandShetlandSc 129BGS:BRG1British Geological Survey British Regional Geology 1: Orkney and Shetland, British Geological Survey, NottinghamVirdibreck Shear ZoneScotlandShetlandSc 129Wester Keolka Shear ZoneScotlandShetlandSc 129BGS:BRG1
References
See also List of geological faults of Scotland List of geological faults of Wales List of geological folds in Great Britain Geological structure of Great Britain