Characterization of Appalachian faults

Robert D. Hatcher; A. L. Odom; Terry Engelder; D. E. Dunn; D. U. Wise; P. A. Geiser; Steven Schamel; S. A. Kish

doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0178:COAF>2.3.CO;2

Characterization of Appalachian faults

Robert D. Hatcher, A. L. Odom, Terry Engelder, D. E. Dunn, D. U. Wise, P. A. Geiser, Steven Schamel, S. A. Kish

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This study presents a classification/characterization of Appalachian faults. Characterization factors include timing of movement relative to folding, metamorphism, and plutonism; tectonic position in the orogen; relations to existing anisotropies in the rock masses; involvement of particular rock units and their ages, as well as the standard Andersonian distinctions. Categories include faults with demonstrable Cenozoic activity, wildflysch-associated thrusts, foreland bedding-plane thrusts, premetamorphic to synmetamorphic thrusts in medium- to high-grade terranes, postmetamorphic thrusts in medium- to high- grade terranes, thrusts rooted in Precambrian basement, reverse faults, strike-slip faults, normal (block) faults, compound faults, structural lineaments, faults associated with local centers of disturbance, and geomorphic (nontectonic) faults.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	178-181
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geology
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0178:COAF>2.3.CO;2
State	Published - 1988

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