Systematic joints in sandstone
Closely spaced, planar joints (fractures with no visible offset) cut this thin sandstone layer. The spacing of systematic joints correlates to the thickness of the fractured layer, with close spacing like that seen here indcating that fractured layer was thin. In the upper right corner of the image,...
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Oberlin College Library
1986
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| Summary: | Closely spaced, planar joints (fractures with no visible offset) cut this thin sandstone layer. The spacing of systematic joints correlates to the thickness of the fractured layer, with close spacing like that seen here indcating that fractured layer was thin. In the upper right corner of the image, more widely spaced joints indicate a thicker fractured layer. |
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