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Deformation
Distortion in a rock 1,
Transformation from an initial to...,
Rigid body deformation 3
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Stress
Changes the velocity of a body 1,
Force exerted to the surface of t...,
Force exerted throughout the body 3
28
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Strain
When any 2 portions of the body r...,
When portions of the body change ...,
Series of movements that affect a...
28
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Rheology
Describing the ability of stresse...,
Strain increases linearly with st...,
Measures the resistance to elasti...
24
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Brittle Deformation
Stiffer layers develop _ joints 1,
Stiffness ie young s modulus depe...,
Represent mineralization of a pre...
23
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Faults
Any surface with measurable slip ...,
Slip occurs on several faults wit...,
Regions of localized but continuo...
78
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Joints and Veins
What mode forms joints 1,
Group of systematic joints 2,
Two or more joint sets intersect ...
18
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Fabrics
Geometric arrangement of componen...,
Fabric formed furing the genesis ...,
Fabrics formed by ductile deforma...
40
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Folds and Folding
When originaly flat or planar sur...,
Folds are mostly associated with ...,
Line of greatest curvature 3
4
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Boudinage
Fragmentation of a brittle layer ...,
Process of stretching necking and...,
Strongest layers form _ boudins 3
12
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Contractional Regime
Zones where rocks are shortened b...,
4 mechanisms for convergence 2,
Faults that place older rock over...
44
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Extensional Regimes
Zones where plates split into 2 o...,
Coeval lithospheric rifting and a...,
Occurs when a rift becomes a plat...
24
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