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Structural geology

the predictable set of secondary shear fractures, at set angles to the main fault, that forms during the early growth of a shear zone.

In structural geology, Riedel shear model refers to the predictable set of secondary shear fractures, at set angles to the main fault, that forms during the early growth of a shear zone. This meaning comes from Tchalenko (1970) in Geological Society of America Bulletin.[1]

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References

Tchalenko, J. S. (1970). Similarities between Shear Zones of Different Magnitudes. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 81(6), 1625. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[1625:sbszod]2.0.co;2

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