Measure the slip in Problem 9.1 if slickenside lineations trend northwest and have a pitch of 60.

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Measure the slip in Problem 9.1 if slickenside lineations trend northwest and have a pitch of 60°.


Problem 9.1

Figure 9.7 shows the trace of a fault (330°, 50°SW) and a dike (040°, 35°SE) with 450 m of strike separation. Assume that this is a normal fault. What is the amount of slip?Z O SE 0 100 450 m 200 300 50 330 OTO SE 400 500 m Fig. 9.7 Geologic map for use in Problem 9.1.

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Structural Analysis And Synthesis A Laboratory Course In Structural Geology

ISBN: 9781405116527

3rd Edition

Authors: Stephen M. Rowland, Ernest M. Duebendorfer, Ilsa M. Schiefelbein

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