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Structural Geology Test September 2011

The document is a test for a structural geology class with 3 questions. Question 1 provides a stereonet diagram and asks the student to identify fault type and orientations of extension veins and stylolites based on the principal stresses. Question 2 shows a photograph of folds and asks the student to describe fold orientation/shape and principal strain axes. Question 3 shows a photograph of faults and asks the student to analyze the stress field using a Mohr diagram and sketch the structure from ductile deformation.

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Structural Geology Test September 2011

The document is a test for a structural geology class with 3 questions. Question 1 provides a stereonet diagram and asks the student to identify fault type and orientations of extension veins and stylolites based on the principal stresses. Question 2 shows a photograph of folds and asks the student to describe fold orientation/shape and principal strain axes. Question 3 shows a photograph of faults and asks the student to analyze the stress field using a Mohr diagram and sketch the structure from ductile deformation.

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2004S Structural Geology Class Test - 1 September 2011 Test will be marked out of 45 points.

You have 45 minutes to nish the test. 1. The lower hemisphere stereoplot below shows the orientation of a fault and the three principal compressive stresses at the time of fault initiation. Assuming Andersonian mechanics, a typical rock friction of = 0.6, and that the fault formed in intact, homogeneous rock, label the three principal stresses (on the gure) and answer the questions below. 15 points

(a) What kind of fault is it? (normal, reverse or strike-slip?) Justify your answer!

(b) If extension veins formed in the same stress eld as the fault, what would be their orientation? Sketch on the stereonet above, and describe in words.

(c) If stylolites formed in the same stress eld as the fault, what would be their orientation? Sketch on the stereonet above, and describe in words.

2. Look at the folds in the photograph and answer the questions below. The photograph is taken looking toward 030 . Assume the photograph represents a vertical cross-section perpendicular to the hinge line (i.e. the photograph represents the prole plane of the fold).

(a) Briey describe the orientation and shape of the folds. 5 points

(b) The folded rocks in the photograph experienced high strains, so that the mineral lineation is parallel to the hinge line. Approximate the orientations of the three principal strain axes (numbers please). Justify your answer. What can you say about the deformation history of the rocks? 10 points

3. Look at the faults in the photograph below . The photograph is taken toward 090 and shows a vertical surface perpendicular to the strike direction of the faults.

(a) With the aid of a Mohr diagram, discuss the stress eld responsible for the formation of the faults. 12 points

(b) Sketch the structure you would expect to have formed if the same deformation as in the photograph was accommodated by ductile deformation. 3 points

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