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STRIKE SLIP MICROFAULT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

Strike slip microfaults are pervasive throughout the granitic rocks of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Offsets typically range from less than a millimeter to several tens of centimeters but exceed 100 m in some places. The spacing between microfaults varies from a few tens of centimeters to a few tens of meters throughout much of the high Sierra Nevada.

CONT

Two conjugated strike-slip microfault systems are associated with each episode and make it possible to determine the palaeostress directions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

Deux familles conjuguées de microdécrochements sont associées à chaque épisode et permettent de déterminer les directions des paléocontraintes successives.

Spanish

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