Pic of the day #26

Reverse fault systems.
(a) Imbricate fan in thrust system.
(b) Duplex system with horses in between the floor and roof thrusts.
(c) The formation of a (positive) flower structure from strike-slip faulting. The symbols ? and (•) indicate motion away and toward an observer, respectively.

Pic src: Earth structure – An introduction to structural geology and tectonics

 

 

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