List of Figures

1. Schematic description of the rotation and non-rotation simulations used in this study

2. Comparison of non-rotation simulation with the non-rotation model as described by Bell (1985)

3. Movies of the non-rotation (a) and rotation (b) models of spiral formation

4. Movies showing the progressive development of spiral inclusion trails according to both the rotation and non-rotation models of spiral formation

5. Comparison of the 3D geometry of the rotation and non-rotation spiral simulations

6. Serial 2D slices through the final spiral geometries of the rotation and non-rotation simulations

7. The effect of varying theta (angle between pre-deformation matrix foliation and shear plane) on spiral inclusion trail geometry

8. The spiral geometries that result from simulations with varying rates of sphere growth

9. The effect on spiral geometry of varying the degree of coupling between the sphere and matrix

10. The effect on spiral geometry of varying the proportion of simple and pure shear deformation within the matrix