. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 203.—Section across Yarrow Colliery, showing the Law of Faults (after De la Beche). verse faults. In several hundred cases of great fissures, examined by- Phillips, in England, nearly all followed the law of normal faults.* Fig. 203 is a section across Yarrow Colliery, in which all the slips follow this law. Of the numerous slips figured by Powell, Gilbert, and Howell, as occurring in the Plateau and Basin Eange region, nearly all follow this law. Fig. 204 is a section illustrating this East Fig.
. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 203.—Section across Yarrow Colliery, showing the Law of Faults (after De la Beche). verse faults. In several hundred cases of great fissures, examined by- Phillips, in England, nearly all followed the law of normal faults.* Fig. 203 is a section across Yarrow Colliery, in which all the slips follow this law. Of the numerous slips figured by Powell, Gilbert, and Howell, as occurring in the Plateau and Basin Eange region, nearly all follow this law. Fig. 204 is a section illustrating this East Fig. 204.—Section of Pahranagat Range, Nevada, showing the Law of Faults (after Gilbert). nearly struct- Explanation of the Direction of Slipping.—Reverse faults are always found in strongly-folded strata such as characterize the ure of most moun- tain ranges, and are evidently formed by powerful lateral pressure. The manner in which folds are pushed over until they be- come reverse faults is shown in the ac- companying figures (Fig. 205, A, B, and C). In extreme cases the fault- plane becomes near- ly horizontal, C. These are called tlirti o/ rnlnnoQ Fig. 205.—Diagrams showing how Reverse Faults are formed (after De mrilbl-pianes. Margerie and Heim).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.
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