What is the difference between primary, secondary and tectonic foliations?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Primary foliations are primary planar structures such as bedding and magmatic layering. Secondary foliations form later, and tectonic foliations are secondary foliations that are related to tectonic processes. Almost all secondary foliations are tectonic.
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