Experiments on strike-slip faulting and block rotation

Research Article| June 01, 1994 Experiments on strike-slip faulting and block rotation Guido Schreurs Guido Schreurs 1Institut Français du Pétrole, BP 311, 92506 Rueil Malmaison Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Guido Schreurs 1Institut Français du Pétrole, BP 311, 92506 Rueil Malmaison Cedex, France Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (6): 567–570. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0567:EOSSFA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Guido Schreurs; Experiments on strike-slip faulting and block rotation. Geology 1994;; 22 (6): 567–570. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0567:EOSSFA>2.3.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 Analogue model experiments investigating strike-slip faulting in zones of distributed shear deformation show that fault orientations and fault evolution indicate modifications of the stress field with increasing bulk shear strain. Dextral bulk shear deformation at low strain is accommodated dominantly by synthetic strike-slip faults (Riedel shears). At higher strain, secondary antithetic and synthetic faults develop mostly between earlier formed major Riedel shears. Closely spaced parallel antithetic faults (cross faults) delimit domains that rotate about vertical axes with continuing shear deformation. Rotation of fault-bounded domains results in sigmoidal antithetic faults that have a dip-slip component and a dip direction that changes along strike. There is good agreement between models and natural examples of distributed shear zones where block rotations about vertical axes have been documented. 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.