Rock Deformation Geological Structures Joints Faults Shear Zones
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Rock Deformation
Geological Structures • Joints • Faults • Shear Zones • Folds • Igneous Bodies • Unconformities
Geological Structures Why do rocks deform? STRESS (force per unit area) • compressive stress • tensional stress • shear stress
Geological Structures What is the result of stress? STRAIN (deformation) • brittle deformation e. g. (faults/joints) • plastic/ductile deformation e. g. (folds/shear zones) • elastic deformation
Geological Structures What factors affect deformation? Deforming everyday materials exercise! Materials Room temp Brittle Chilled Ductile Warmed Elastic Quick Rubber Band Biscuit Chocolate Cling Film
Geological Structures What factors affect deformation? Deforming everyday materials exercise! Materials Rubber Band Room temp elastic brittle ductile Chilled elastic brittle ductile Ductile Warmed elastic brittle ductile Elastic Quick brittle Brittle Biscuit Chocolate Cling Film brittle
Geological Structures What factors affect deformation? Deforming everyday materials exercise! • temperature • rate/speed of deformation (strain rate) • properties of rock (competence)
Geological Structures 1. JOINTS • Shrinkage joints • Tectonic joints • Pressure release joints
Geological Structures 2. FAULTS • Normal fault • Reverse fault Vertical faults • Thrust fault • Tear fault Horizontal faults
Normal Faults NORMAL = lengthening of crust due to tensional stress ii i Upthrow side iii Dip of fault Downthrow side i – throw ii – net slip iii – dip slip Fault plane
Vertical Faults NORMAL = lengthening of crust due to tensional stress
Reverse Faults REVERSE = shortening of crust due to compressional stress ii i i – throw ii – net slip iii – dip slip iii Dip of fault Upthrow side Downthrow side Fault plane
Thrust Faults Dip of fault Upthrow side Downthrow side Fault plane
Tear Faults
Slickensides along Fault plane Slickensides are polished striated rock surfaces caused by one rock mass moving across another on a fault. Form minute steps facing direction of movement Fault plane
Components of Principle Stress
Components of Principle Stress
Fault Structures
Thrust Fault Outcrop Pattern
Brampton BGS Map June 2000
Folds
Fold Geometry
Fold Geometry
Style of Folding
Fold Features
Interlimb Angles Open ~ 120° Close ~ 60° Tight ~ 30° Isoclinal ~ 0° (limbs parallel)
Fold Outcrop Patterns
Plunging Folds
Plunging Folds
Plunging Folds
Domes & Basins
Fold Mechanisms
Geological Structures Flexural (parallel) Folds • Thickness of individual layers are constant, whether on crest or trough • Impersistent – fold dies out as not enough room to fit in • Movement occurs along the boundaries between layers by flexural movement • Formed in strong/competent layers • Thickness of the most competent layer determines the fold wavelength • Low temperature & pressure • Slickenside lineations may occur between layers • Strain is low enough not to alter thickness of the folded layer • Outer zone of orogenic belt • Helvetic Alps
Fold Mechanisms
Geological Structures Flow (similar) Folds • Maintains same curvature on the inner and outer surfaces of the folded area • Each layer is thinner on the flanks and thicker on the axis of the fold • Fold extends indefinitely – no space problem • Movement within layer occurs within rock when it is ductile • Develop in highly incompetent beds which behave more as a viscous fluid than a solid rock • In slightly more competent rocks, shear folding occurs, this is produced by differential movement along cleavage planes e. g. . slate • Axial plane cleavage forms parallel to fold axis • High temperatures & pressure • Inner zone of orogenic belt • Pennine Alps
Unconformities
Unconformity unconformity
Bedding Folds • Bedding • Anticline/syncline • Joints • Upright/overturned/recumbent • Dip direction/angle • Symmetrical/asymmetrical • Strike • Axial plane • Trend GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES Faults • Normal • Reverse • Lava flows • Thrust • Dykes • Tear Igneous Bodies Unconformities • Sills • Batholiths • Formation • Recognition
Geological Structures 1. What sort of fault is this?
Geological Structures 2. What sort of fault is this?
Geological Structures 3. What sort of fault is this?
Geological Structures 4. What sort of structure is this?
Geological Structures 5. Describe this fold structure?
Geological Structures 6. What sort of fold is this?
Geological Structures 7. What structure is shown here?
Question 1 • Oldest beds are A & B • Beds C to F dip NW • The unconformity predates B • The fault postdates A
Question 2 • The faults are reverse • Unconformity predates the dyke • Intrusions associated with the faults • Anticline postdates the dyke
Question 3 • Axial plane • Fold axis • Fold limb • Fold dip
Question 4 • Fault below the outlier downthrows West • There are 2 dykes • The intrusions are associated with the faults • The anticline postdates the intrusions
Question 5 • Thrust faults • Horst • Strike-slip fault • Rift valley
Question 6 • Gently dipping to the south • Horizontal • Gently dipping to the north • Steeply dipping to the north
Question 7 A geologist measured the strike of some strata as due East & their dip as 10 degrees to the South. Which is the correct notation? • 180/10 E • 090/10 S • 010/090 S • 90/10 S
Question 8 • Thrust fault • Normal fault • Strike-slip fault • Reverse fault
Question 9 • Oldest rocks are A & B • Beds C to F dip NW • A & B are folded • The fault is a strike-slip fault
Question 10 • Fold limb • Fold axis • Fold nose • Axial plane
Question 11 • Syncline plunging West • Anticline plunging East • Syncline plunging East • Anticline plunging West
Question 12 • Reverse fault • Normal fault • Strike-slip fault • Thrust fault
Question 13 • Steeply dipping to the South • Steeply dipping to the North • Vertical • Gently dipping to the South
Question 14 • Sill is older than bed D • Outlier was formed by erosion • Unconformity postdates dyke • Faults are reverse faults
Question 15 • Syncline plunging West • Anticline plunging West • Syncline plunging East • Anticline plunging East
Question 16 • Syncline plunging East • Anticline plunging West • Anticline plunging East • Syncline plunging West
Question 17 • Thrust fault • Reverse fault • Normal fault • Strike-slip fault
Question 18 • Anticline • Plunging anticline • Plunging syncline • Syncline
Question 19 • Thrust fault • Rift valley • Horst • Strike-slip fault
Question 20 • Gently dipping to the North • Beds are folded • The fault is a reverse fault • Green bed is the youngest
- Elastic deformation vs plastic deformation
- Folds faults and joints
- Outcrop patterns
- Types of crystal imperfections
- Spiral planar ramp resulting from shear deformation
- Sedimentary igneous and metamorphic
- Specific weight symbol
- Stress strain shear
- How do littoral zones differ from riparian zones?
- Temperate zone latitude
- Factors affecting rock deformation
- Deformation
- Deformation rock cycle
- Hanging wall vs footwall
- Homologous structure
- Geological time scale with events
- Geological events
- What do geological engineers invent
- Factors affecting evapotranspiration
- Geological time scale
- My geologic time scale graphic organizer
- Unconformity
- Sedimentary rocks record past geological events and ____.
- How do geological processes affect natural selection
- Geological
- Geological map interpretation
- Plate tectonics vs continental drift
- Ugradient
- Rubric for designing geological time scale
- Dharma wijewickreme
- Geological time scale
- Faulting diagram
- Geological processes
- Piers in architecture
- Tertiary period meaning
- Geological disaster example
- The geological time scale
- Geological map sweden
- A trip through geologic time answer key
- Divergent boundary geological features
- Relative dating problems
- Differentiate between geological and accelerated erosion
- How can one type of rock change into another type of rock?
- Chapter 3 standardized test practice answers
- Igneous metamorphic sedimentary
- A rock climber's shoe loosens a rock and her climbing buddy
- Rock cycle outline
- Rock climbing rock climbing
- Divergent plate boundary landforms
- What is the faults of picking
- Lwysa referee
- 5988 example
- Continental faults
- Normal fault definition
- Single line to ground fault symmetrical components
- Types if faults
- Classimat faults chart
- Corner joint symbol
- Normal faults
- Kinds of faults
- Types of faults
- The key technique for masking faults is to use
- Catch the little foxes
- Normal reverse and transform faults
- What is the function of suction machine
- What is the flour to fat ratio for short pastry?
- Fault
- Types of faults
- Types if faults
- Ecc syndrome
- Types of faults
- Seismology