Stretching faults

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Research Article| October 01, 1989 Stretching faults W. D. Means W. D. Means 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1989) 17 (10): 893–896. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0893:SF>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 MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation W. D. Means; Stretching faults. Geology 1989;; 17 (10): 893–896. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0893:SF>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 An unfamiliar class of faults in flowing rock bodies has wall rocks that lengthen or shorten in the slip direction while slip accumulates. Such faults may be anticipated in metamorphic or sedimentary flow environments, where rheological and frictional properties or fluid pressures permit, on scales ranging from microscopic to regional. Large-scale structures of this kind may be important tectonic elements below levels in the crust to which faults with more rigid wall rocks extend. 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.