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The formation of rift valleys and their zigzag fault patterns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. Freund  and
M. Merzer
R. Freund
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
M. Merzer
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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Summary

The formation of a rift valley and its zigzag fault patterns is simulated by a model experiment. A stress analysis of the model shows how the rift valley and its fault pattern are formed on two oppositely inclined boundaries in the stress field.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 6 , November 1976 , pp. 561 - 568
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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