1. Did dolomite influence the location of these foreland thrust faults?
Role of dolomite in the development of weak fault zones
Wells, R.K., Newman, J., and Wojtal, S.
The shale-rich Rome Formation can be traced along dip and strike of several foreland thrust faults.
Woodward et al., 1988
A dolomite bed in the Rome occurs near/adjacent to foreland thrusts.
Did dolomite influence the location of these foreland thrust faults?

2. Copper Creek thrust fault
Shale & Limestone
Dolomite
Shale & Limestone
Deformation within Calcite Veins
Evidence for plasticity-induced fracturing
Evidence for diffusion creep
Hypothesis:
Stress concentration at dolomite contact results in fracturing and vein formation. Deformation localizes within veins.
Dolomite controlled the location of foreland thrust faults in the southern Appalachians.