The stratigraphy separation diagram–an amazing tool for fault analysis

• Authors: KNÍŽEK Martin; MELICHAR Rostislav; JANEČKA Jiří
• Year of publication: 2011
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Trabajos de Geología
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Web: Plný text.
• Field: Geology and mineralogy
• Keywords: stratigraphy separation diagram; fault slip; fault blocks; thrusts; Barrandian
• 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 two examples of seemingly similar faults from the Barrandian area (Czech Republic).

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