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The origin and significance of "epi-anticlinal" faults as revealed by experiments

Theodore A. Link
The origin and significance of "epi-anticlinal" faults as revealed by experiments
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (August 1927) 11 (8): 853-866

Abstract

The growth of a plunging anticline causes tension parallel and normal to the axis of the fold. Transverse fissures are manifestations of such tension, and horizontal, vertical, or pivotal movements along such fissures give rise to typical "epi-anticlinal" faults. On short or ovoid domes such faults converge toward the locus of maximum active stress, while on the tops of longer plunging anticlines the faults are roughly parallel, but always normal to the axis of the fold. Perfectly circular domes, caused by an arrested intrusion or salt plug, exhibit a radial tension fissure pattern. Converging "epi-anticlinal" faults are regarded as due to a combination of tangential and vertical forces.


ISSN: 0883-9247
Serial Title: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Serial Volume: 11
Serial Issue: 8
Title: The origin and significance of "epi-anticlinal" faults as revealed by experiments
Author(s): Link, Theodore A.
Pages: 853-866
Published: 192708
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States
Accession Number: 1928-006649
Categories: Structural geology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: 9 figs.
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1928
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