Number and orientation of fault sets in the field and in experiments

Research Article| February 01, 1982 Number and orientation of fault sets in the field and in experiments Atilla Aydin; Atilla Aydin 1Department of Geology, Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ze'ev Reches Ze'ev Reches 2Department of Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Atilla Aydin 1Department of Geology, Technical University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey Ze'ev Reches 2Department of Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1982) 10 (2): 107–112. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<107:NAOOFS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Atilla Aydin, Ze'ev Reches; Number and orientation of fault sets in the field and in experiments. Geology 1982;; 10 (2): 107–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<107:NAOOFS>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Arrays of faults that can be grouped into multiple sets occur in the Entrada and Navajo Sandstones in southeastern Utah. The faults form a network that usually has a rhombohedral pattern both in map and cross-sectional views. Similar fault patterns were formed experimentally in cubic samples of sandstone, limestone, and granite deformed to failure with a polyaxial apparatus. The faulting theory of Anderson fails to explain both the number and the orientation of the faults observed in this study. However, the number and orientation of faults can be understood in terms of a theory of deformation of rock solely by slip along planes. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.