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Deformation
Distortion that is expressed in a...,
Movement of particles in the same...,
Change in shape 3
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Stress
Changes the velocity of a body 1,
The distribution of internal forc...,
When a force acts perpendicular t...
15
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Rheology
The ability of stressed materials...,
The fundamental driving force beh...,
The deformation or change in the ...
14
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Strain
Response of a body to stress 1,
Strain variations can be due to t...,
Series of movements that affect a...
24
cards
6 - Brittle Deformation
The crystals of vein fill are rou...,
Reason for occurrence of blocky v...,
Form in rocks where the vein fill...
27
cards
5 - Joints and Veins
A subtle roughness on the surface...,
Group of systematic joints 2,
When two or more joint sets that ...
20
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7 - Faults
Any surface or narrow zone with m...,
Loss of cohesion and slip occurs ...,
Regions of localized but continuo...
80
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8 - Fabrics
Is the geometric arrangement of c...,
Formed during the genesis of the ...,
Products of ductile deformation a...
40
cards
9 - Folds and Folding
Is used when one or stacks of ori...,
The line of greatest curvature 2,
Section in proximity to the hinge...
47
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10 - Boudinage
Process of stretching necking and...,
Has thickness and width and have ...,
Strongest or most competent layer...
17
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11 - Contractional Regimes
Zones where rocks are shortened b...,
Mechanisms for accommodating tect...,
Can occur at any scale from the m...
52
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12 - Extensional Regimes
Zones where plates split into two...,
To accommodate separation dominan...,
Coeval lithospheric stretching an...
28
cards
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