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  2. Structural geology - Wikipedia

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    For example, an F 2 fold should have an S 2 axial foliation. Deformations are numbered according to their order of formation with the letter D denoting a deformation event. For example, D 1, D 2, D 3. Folds and foliations, because they are formed by deformation events, should correlate with these events.

  3. Analysis of controlled deformation in rocks and soils - Wikipedia

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    In diagnosis phase(2): to predict and classify the surrounding rock of tunnel face into A, B, C three forms based on its stability conditions. In therapy phase(3): to the determine methods of stabilizing (preconfinement or simple confinement) and excavating the tunnel on the basis of three behaviour categories, A, B, C. and then, to the ...

  4. Soft-sediment deformation structures - Wikipedia

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    [2] Flame structures consist of mud and are wavy or "flame" shaped. These flames usually extend into an overlying sandstone layer. This deformation is caused from sand being deposited onto mud, which is less dense. [2] Load casts, technically a subset of sole markings, below, are the features which form alongside flame structures. Flames are ...

  5. Cleavage (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Cleavage is a type of rock foliation, a fabric element that describes the way planar features develop in a rock. Foliation is separated into two groups: primary and secondary. Primary deals with igneous and sedimentary rocks, while secondary deals with rocks that undergo metamorphism as a result of deformation. Cleavage is a type of secondary ...

  6. Rock mass plasticity - Wikipedia

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    The equations that govern the deformation of jointed rocks are the same as those used to describe the motion of a continuum: [13] ˙ + = ˙ = = ˙: + = where (,) is the mass density, ˙ is the material time derivative of , (,) = ˙ (,) is the particle velocity, is the particle displacement, ˙ is the material time derivative of , (,) is the Cauchy stress tensor, (,) is the body force density ...

  7. Cross-cutting relationships - Wikipedia

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    Cross-cutting relationships can be used to determine the relative ages of rock strata and other structures. Explanations: A – folded rock strata cut by a thrust fault; B – large intrusion (cutting through A); C – erosional angular unconformity (cutting off A & B) on which rock strata were deposited; D – volcanic dike (cutting through A, B & C); E – even younger rock strata (overlying ...

  8. Test cross - Wikipedia

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    In a test cross, the individual in question is bred with another individual that is homozygous for the recessive trait and the offspring of the test cross are examined. [2] Since the homozygous recessive individual can only pass on recessive alleles, the allele the individual in question passes on determines the phenotype of the offspring. [3]

  9. Contact (geology) - Wikipedia

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    The result is a distinct boundary of very fine grain igneous rock along the border of the country rock. [3] The surrounding rock may be "baked" through contact metamorphism, resulting in non-foliated metamorphic rocks. [1] Rocks that were originally limestone, quartz sandstone, and shale become marble, quartzite, and hornfels, respectively.