DEFORMATION

What is Deformation?
 DEFORMATION
‐ Deformation refers to any change
in the shape or size of a rock as a
response to stress.
‐ The Deformation may occur by
either folding of faulting
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FOLDING
 FOLDING
‐ Folding in rocks occur when they are subjected
to tectonic forces from opposite sides.
‐ Compressional causes squeezing, tensional
strss causes stretching and shearing stress
causes side to side movement.
‐ Folding in rocks often results in the apperance
of physical folds called anticline and syncline.
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 FAULTING
‐ Faulting is the result of fracture or
displacement of rock layer or strata
along a fault plane.

‐ If there is any movement on one or

both sides of fracture, it is called fault
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A fault shows a
displacement of the two
sides of a non vertical
fault: the hanging wall
and the foot wall.

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 DIP- SLIP FAULTS

It shows vertical movement

of the hanging wall and foot
wall.

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NORMAL FAULT

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REVERSE FAULT

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STRIKE - SLIP
FAULT
It shows
horizontal and
parallel
displacements of
the fault planes
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TRANSFORM
FAULT

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