y-gRaph: An OpenOffice application to reconstruct paleostress fields from striated faults

Published: 27 November 2020| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/x259gtyt4f.1
Contributor:
Pablo Calvín

Description

An application (y-gRaph) to reconstruct paleostress fields from faults striations by means of the y–R diagram method is here presented. Based on modified Bott´s equation, the diagram relates y (azimuth of the maximum horizontal stress axis) and R (stress ratio) to a measured population of striated faults. Beyond the usual paleostress determination, this method is very useful when a variety of stress tensors is recorded within a fault population or to summarize the distribution and evolution of stress fields in a regional survey.

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Institutions

Universidad de Burgos, Universidad de Zaragoza

Categories

Structural Geology, Fault

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