Use of calcite twin lamellae to infer differential stress

Jamison, William R.; Spang, John H.

doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1976)87<868:uoctlt>2.0.co;2

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“…the 10 MPa value used here is considered most appropriate when applying the J&s technique to low strain samples with near co-axial deformation such as those found in the Plateau Molasse. this is also in accordance with J&s's original experimental calibration of the technique at low temperature, and small, uniaxial strain (Jamison & spang 1976). OMM sediments lying at the surface today are estimated to have undergone ~2.3 km burial from vitrinite reflection data (schegg et al 1997).…”

Section: Palaeostress From Calcite Twinning and Stress Gradientssupporting

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“…Mechanical twins in calcite grains in naturally deformed rocks have been used as both a strain and differential stress gauge (Groshong 1972;spang 1972;Jamison & spang 1976;rowe & rutter 1990;Laurent et al 1990;Lacombe & Laurent, 1992). the Groshong (1972) technique has been used in this study to find principal strain orientations from the relatively undeformed (kilometric scale open folding suggest ~1-2% shortening; Hindle & burkhard 1999) Plateau Molasse region.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…several methods of determining past differential stress levels from calcite twinning exist (Jamison & spang 1976;rowe & rutter 1990;Laurent et al 1990;Lacombe & Laurent, 1992). this study uses the Jamison & spang (1976) (J&s) method, based on a theoretical relationship between percentages of calcite grains displaying 1, 2 or 3 active twinsets and the differential stress needed to make these reach a critical resolved shear stress (crss) in the direction of twinning assuming a large population of randomly oriented calcite crystals, and a value of 10 MPa for the crss.…”

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“…this study uses the Jamison & spang (1976) (J&s) method, based on a theoretical relationship between percentages of calcite grains displaying 1, 2 or 3 active twinsets and the differential stress needed to make these reach a critical resolved shear stress (crss) in the direction of twinning assuming a large population of randomly oriented calcite crystals, and a value of 10 MPa for the crss. the magnitude of the crss has been quoted differently in several studies applying various methods to palaeostress analysis.…”

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How hard were the Jura mountains pushed?

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2008

Swiss J. Geosci.

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the mechanical twinning of calcite is believed to record past differential stress values, but validating results in the context of past tectonic situations has been rarely attempted. Using assumptions of linear gradients of stress components with depth, a stress gradient based on twinning palaeopiezometry is derived for the swiss Molasse basin, the indenter region to the Jura fold and thrust belt. When integrated into a model of the retrodeformed Jura-Molasse system, allowing horizontal stress concentration and conservation along the original taper geometry, the stress profile proves consistent with the position of the Jura-Molasse (ftb-indenter) transition. the model demonstrates mechanically why the Plateau Molasse portion of the Molasse basin remained relatively undeformed when transmitting tectonic forces applied to the Jura mountains.

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Section: Palaeostress From Calcite Twinning and Stress Gradientssupporting

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Section: Palaeostress From Calcite Twinning and Stress Gradientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Palaeostress From Calcite Twinning and Stress Gradientsmentioning

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“…#he method from Jamison and Spang (1976) is based on theoretical considerations of glide and twin systems in calcite and dolomite. The technique is best applied in coarse-grained carbonates, where strain is small and deformation temperatures below 200° C (Burkhard, 1993;Ferrill, 1998).…”

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Different styles of faulting deformation along the Dead Sea Transform and possible consequences for the recurrence of major earthquakes

Janssen¹,

Hoffmann‐Rothe²,

Bohnhoff³

et al. 2007

Journal of Geodynamics

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We compare fault-related deformation of three segments of the major transform plate boundary between Africa and the Arabian plate, the Dead Sea Transform (DST), namely: the Arava/Araba fault (Jordan/Israel), the Serghaya fault and the Ghab fault (both Syria). These segments show both similarities and marked differences in faulting deformation and fluid-rock interactions. In the case of the Arava fault, fault damage occurs across a zone up to 300 m wide. A fault core/gouge zone is not exhibited.Along the Serghaya fault, the typical fault zone architecture with a main gouge zone and a damage zone of up to 100 m thickness is exposed. Effects of faulting in the Ghab segment are shown by subsidiary faults and the formation of fault breccias. As in the Arava fault segment, a fault core is not exposed. were active along Serghaya fault and Ghab fault, where fault rock cementation led to * Corresponding author. Fax: +49-331-288-1328, E-mail address: jans@gfz-potsdam.de 2 porosity reduction and lower permeability. Such low permeability could create domains of higher pore fluid pressure, which reduce the effective shear stress required for slip on the fault. These differences in fluid-rock interactions may have played an important role with respect to the occurrence of earthquakes. We suggest that the recurrence interval on a fault segment that recovers after an earthquake without fluid assisted healing (e.g. Arava fault) should be longer than on segments with strong fluidassisted healing (cementation; e.g. Serghaya fault, Ghab fault), given that the regional stress field is the same.

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Determination of the tectonic evolution from fractures, faults, and calcite twins on the southwestern margin of the Indochina Block

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In polyphase tectonic zones, integrating a study of fault and fracture with calcite twin analysis can determine the evolving paleostress magnitudes and principle stress directions that affected the area. This paper presents the results of the analyses of fractures, striated faults, and calcite twins collected within the Khao Khwang Fold-Thrust Belt in central Thailand (SE Asia). Here we attempt to reconstruct the orientation of the principal stresses that developed during the tectonic evolution of this highly deformed, polyphase orogen. Tectonic data were collected in the Permian carbonates of the Khao Khad Formation of the Saraburi Group, and five successive tectonic stages are determined that are interpreted to have developed before, during, and after, the Triassic Indosinian Orogeny. The first three stages predate the main deformation event: the first stage is interpreted as a pre-Indosinian N-S extensional stage, the second stage described a N-S strike-slip and compressional regime, largely perpendicular to the fold axes of the main structures, while the third stage is associated with an E-W compressional strike-slip phase. A further two stages took place after, or during, the main folding event and correspond to N-S compression and to an E-W composite strike-slip/contractional stage, the latter which is interpreted to represent Cenozoic deformation related to the India-Asia collision.

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Use of calcite twin lamellae to infer differential stress

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How hard were the Jura mountains pushed?

How hard were the Jura mountains pushed?

Different styles of faulting deformation along the Dead Sea Transform and possible consequences for the recurrence of major earthquakes

Determination of the tectonic evolution from fractures, faults, and calcite twins on the southwestern margin of the Indochina Block

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