TY - JOUR
T1 - Block rotation by strike-slip faulting
T2 - structural and paleomagnetic evidence ( Israel).
AU - Ron, H.
AU - Freund, R.
AU - Garfunkel, Z.
AU - Nur, A.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Geometric analysis shows that motion of sets of strike-slip faults should cause block rotation. The predictions of the geometric model can be independently tested by palaeomagnetic measurements. The model was tested in N Israel. The results are in agreement with the prediction of the geometric analysis of the structure and demonstrate large block rotations, in different senses, in domains of strike-slip faults. The independent structural and palaeomagnetic data can be interpreted within the framework of a simple geometric model. Northern Israel is considered to be a good model for this efficient mechanism of intraplate deformation, which is expected to occur in similar tectonic settings elsewhere.-from Authors
AB - Geometric analysis shows that motion of sets of strike-slip faults should cause block rotation. The predictions of the geometric model can be independently tested by palaeomagnetic measurements. The model was tested in N Israel. The results are in agreement with the prediction of the geometric analysis of the structure and demonstrate large block rotations, in different senses, in domains of strike-slip faults. The independent structural and palaeomagnetic data can be interpreted within the framework of a simple geometric model. Northern Israel is considered to be a good model for this efficient mechanism of intraplate deformation, which is expected to occur in similar tectonic settings elsewhere.-from Authors
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U2 - 10.1029/JB089iB07p06256
DO - 10.1029/JB089iB07p06256
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AN - SCOPUS:0021594825
SN - 0148-0227
VL - 89
SP - 6256
EP - 6270
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research
IS - B7
ER -