Open AccessGeotectonic interpretation of measuremeuts of joint orientations in the Muskoka regio n of the Canadian ShieId
Author(s) -
A. E. Scheideggeh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2037-416X
pISSN - 1593-5213
DOI - 10.4401/ag-4908
Subject(s) - joint (building) , physics , combinatorics , stereochemistry , mathematics , chemistry , structural engineering , engineering
, ,letail(',1 SU,"Py of joint orient.ations Wi!"; lIulIlp in tll{'
~ru~koka J'{·!_(ion of Cellt.ral Ontario (Cana,la). (Tsing- a tediqlW ,1,,"('1'(',1
(·arlier. tlw prinC'i]Jal pr('sent.,lax W'oj{·('toni(' str('ss tt'aj"l'toriO'.~ In're ('Oll'
strndl',1 for tlll' an'a. 'l'hl' followilll!: results wcre ohtain('lI:
l) - 'l'hl' 1't'in('Ìpal reg-ionill stre!ses l'llll X· .. ~ illlOl E·". Thi~ ('otT(';;pon,l!
to a fradure pattol'll whkh lit.s wilh the !rike of th" pdnripal W'o)!raphie
featurl's of th(' rpgioll. illl'il{iinl!: UO striko of nl{' Kt. LawrO'n('I' valle,'.
2) - 'l'hot'o is no cort'elali'lIl hetw"en th" pr('sent·,lay joint ~.vsklll allOl
ol,lPr joillts liIlO'II with 1'Ol!:lllatik ot' qnartz in the area., ilJ(lÌl'aling that th"
ori"ntation of thp strl'ss liel,1 has ('hang-O'II dnrilll!: I!:l'olol!:ÌI'al hi.~h)Jy.
3) - 'l'llI't'e i~ no eot'J'{'lation ]wtween joilltill)! al1