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A Little Quiz...
1/ Write down a clear definition for the following terms: strike, dip, and dip direction?

2/ Write down a clear definition for plunge, and plunge direction?

3/ What is the difference between a joint and a fracture?

4/ Describe the two types of fracture?

5/ What is a stylolitic joint?

6/ What is the geometrical relationship between extensional fracture and stylolitic joint?

7/ What is a dip slip fault?

8/  What is a strike slip fault?

9/ What is a thrust, and what is a detachment?

10/ What is a roll over anticline?
 

11/ What are slickenlines?

12/ What information do slickenlines give?

13/ What are mineral steps?

14/ What information do mineral step give?

15/ What is a gouge?

16/  On Slide 10 can you tell the kinematic of the strike slip fault?

17/  On Slide 12, 13 and 14 can you tell the kinematic of the fault?

18/ On Slide 15 can you tell the kinematic of the fault?

19/ On Slide 16 assuming that the main fault (running NE-SW) is a strike slip fault, can you tell the kinematic of the fault?

20/ Assuming pure dip slip or alternatively pure strike slip, describe the following faults?