Open AccessEqual Spacing of Strike‐Slip Faults
Author(s) -
Merzer A. M.,
Freund R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1976.tb00319.x
Subject(s) - geology , strike slip tectonics , seismology , slip (aerodynamics) , fault (geology) , physics , thermodynamics
Summary Strike‐slip fault systems on continents frequently occur in groups of several roughly equally‐spaced faults. In this article these systems are simulated by a model. A physical mechanism is then presented, which appears to explain the phenomena shown by the model both qualitatively and to a certain extent quantitatively. Its application to geology is considered.