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| | colspan = 2 | Regional fracture trap; Fractures occur over a broad area unrelated to specific folds or faults and in which fractures are thought to have been created by regional tectonic stresses. | | | colspan = 2 | Regional fracture trap; Fractures occur over a broad area unrelated to specific folds or faults and in which fractures are thought to have been created by regional tectonic stresses. |
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− | '''Regime:''' Fracture
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− | :'''Superclass:''' Extension
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− | :'''Superclass:''' Shear
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− | :'''Superclass:''' Complex
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− | ::'''Class:''' Parallel
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− | ::'''Class:''' Intersecting
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− | :::'''Superfamily:''' Tectonic fracture trap
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− | :::Fractures were generated by crustal tectonic stresses, whether compressional, extensional, or transpressional.
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− | ::::'''Family:''' Fold-related fracture trap
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− | ::::Fractures are intimately associated with and controlled by tectonic folds.
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− | :::::'''Subfamily:''' Related to zone of maximum curvature.
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− | :::::'''Subfamily:''' Hydrofractures
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− | ::::'''Family:''' Fault-related fracture traps
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− | ::::Fractures are intimately associated with or controlled by tectonic faults.
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− | :::::'''Subfamily:''' Fractures related to normal faults
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− | :::::'''Subfamily:''' Fractures related to wrench faults
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− | ::::'''Family:''' Regional fracture trap
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− | ::::Fractures occur over a broad area unrelated to specific folds or faults and in which fractures are thought to have been created by regional tectonic stresses.
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| ===Fractures related to folding=== | | ===Fractures related to folding=== |