Multiple Deformation Band Sets


Rock Fracture KNOWLEDGEBASE

Deformation bands commonly occur in multiple sets in the field. This topic is divided into two sections, one for shear bands and another for volumetric bands (which discusses only compaction bands, because not much is known about multiple dilation band sets although an argument can be made that their distribution is more like other types of extensional fractures).

Types of Multiple Deformation Band Sets:

Multiple Compaction Band Sets Multiple Shear Band Sets

Reference:

Aydin, A., 1977. Faulting in sandstone. Ph.D thesis, Stanford University, 246 p.

Aydin, A., 1996. Physical characteristics of fractures and fracture patterns. In: Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow (Chapter 2). National Academic Press, Washington, D.C., p. 29-101.

Hill, R.E., 1989. Analysis of deformation bands in the Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. Master of Science thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 68p.

Sternlof, K.R., Rudnicki, J.W., Pollard, D.D., 2005. Anticrack inclusion model for compaction bands in sandstone. Journal of Geophysical Research 110: B11403, doi:10.1029/2005JB003764.

Zhao, G., Johnson, A.M., 1991. Sequential and incremental formation of conjugate sets of faults. Journal of Structural Geology 13, 887-895.

Zhao, G., Johnson, A.M., 1992. Sequential of deformation recorded in joints and faults, Arches National Park, Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 14 (2), 225-236.