Block rotation by strike-slip faulting: structural and paleomagnetic evidence ( Israel).

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