The Stratigraphic Separation Diagram - An Amazing Tool for Fault Analysis

• Authors: KNÍŽEK Martin; MELICHAR Rostislav; JANEČKA Jiří
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Description: The Stratigraphy separation diagram (SSD) is a neglected tool of fault analysis, which allows the interpretation of both fault-surface geometry and the mechanism of faulting. As it needs to evaluate displacement (separation) along the fault under study, this method can be used only in areas with well-documented (tectono) stratigraphic sequences. The paper presents both some common patterns of SSD and real examples of two apparently similar faults from the Barrandian area (Czech Republic).

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