a graben B horst Graben and horst structures
Graben and Horst Structures
moving slab stationary slab Transfer fault Transference of displacement from thrust to strike-slip fault
Transference of displacement from thrust to strike-slip fault Transfer fault Transfer fault
lecture THRUST FAULT SYSTEM Fault system: A set of faults of same age generated in the same tectonic process
LECTURE 8 THRUST FAULT SYSTEM Fault system : A set of faults of same age generated in the same tectonic process
hangingwall ramp A- Ramps and flats hangingwall ramp B- Hangingwall ramp and footwall footwall ramp footwall ramp C- Piggyback thrust sequence New thrusts develop in the footwall D-Overstep thrust sequence New thrusts develop in the Hangingwall E-Structure of duplex roof thrust imbricate thrust slices are contained between a floor imbricate zone floor thrust thrust and a roof thrust pop up triangle zone F-Pop-up structure frontal ramp back thrust G- Triangle zone
A - Ramps and flats B – Hangingwall ramp and footwall ramp C – Piggyback thrust sequence New thrusts develop in the footwall D – Overstep thrust sequence New thrusts develop in the Hangingwall E – Structure of duplex: imbricate thrust slices are contained between a floor thrust and a roof thrust F - Pop-up structure G – Triangle zone