1. Autumn, of the year that we are in
GLY 326 Structural Geology
Lecture 31
Strike-slip Faults
Gly 326
Autumn, of the year that we are in

2. Strike-slip faults: i.e. the movement parallels strike

3. Transform Plate Boundaries
Where the motion of two plates is parallel to their boundary, lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed, but strain is concentrated, and shallow crustal seismicity is common

6. Strike-slip faults are classified depending on their relative movement as “left-” or “right-” lateral faults…

8. On a map, we mark the trace of the fault and (if is known) the relative movement

9. Strike-slip faults need not be perfectly planar and any irregularities in shape can cause other structures to form.

11. Strike slip fault bends
The strike slip fault at left has a bend. What type of bend is it? What is the sense of displacement on the fault?

12. Strike slip Fault Bends
Strike slip fault bends have two types:
Releasing bends produce extensional structures: sags (basins) and normal faults
Restraining bends produce shortening structures: uplifts, folds and thrust faults

14. Flower Structures
positive:
Palm Tree (transpression)
negative:
Tulip (transtension)

15. Faults often end in a “horsetail” structure, which can be transtensional (a- b) or transpressional (c-d)