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Detail of the sandbox model of a strike-slip fault with elastic boundary zones. Photo by Vince Cronin.


Faults

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This week's work is focused on the topographic maps lab, with a dash of faults and faulting. The skills you will begin to learn in the topo maps lab will be used in the next several labs. The information about faults will help as we work with earthquakes next week.

Assignments

  1. View the short video by Dave McConnell and friends — Classification of Faults .
  2. Read: Earth , chapter 10, section 10.1 How Rocks Deform , and section 10.3 Faults and Joints: Rock Structures Formed by Brittle Deformation .
  3. Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual , chapter 10, section How Does Rock Deform? , subsections Deformation and Stress , Brittle Deformation , and Types of Faults , pages 271-274.

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Complete the Dyamic Study Module called Crustal Deformation by going to Mastering Geology through the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).

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