Geometry and scaling relations of a population of very small rift-related normal faults (1996)

Research Article| August 01, 1996 Geometry and scaling relations of a population of very small rift-related normal faults Roy W. Schlische; Roy W. Schlische 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Scott S. Young; Scott S. Young 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rolf V. Ackermann; Rolf V. Ackermann 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Anupma Gupta Anupma Gupta 2Department of Geological Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Roy W. Schlische 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179 Scott S. Young 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179 Rolf V. Ackermann 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179 Anupma Gupta 2Department of Geological Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1996) 24 (8): 683–686. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0683:GASROA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Roy W. Schlische, Scott S. Young, Rolf V. Ackermann, Anupma Gupta; Geometry and scaling relations of a population of very small rift-related normal faults. Geology 1996;; 24 (8): 683–686. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0683:GASROA>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Exceptionally well exposed normal faults within the Solite Quarry of the Dan River rift basin range in length from a few millimetres to a few metres and are possibly the smallest visible faults studied to date. Displacement is greatest at or near the center of isolated faults and decreases toward the fault tips. Relay structures form between closely overlapping faults. The distribution of fault sizes in the study area follows a power-law (fractal) relation, and the maximum observed displacement scales linearly with fault length. The new fault data extend the global data set to more than eight orders of magnitude of fault length and indicate that there is no significant change in displacement geometry and the linear length-displacement scaling relation between small and large faults. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.