Course Details
Applied Stratigraphix is offering a three-day lecture-format short course on the structure of fault zones and fault systems with emphasis on the origin, interpretation and application of kinematic indicators. Kinematic indicators are a distinct group structures that form within simple shear systems whose asymmetric shapes reflect movement direction. The structures are formed under all environmental conditions, from shallow landslides to shear zones deep within the crust and are scale-invariant.
The course will cover the following topics: Recognition of kinematic indicators at scales from thin section to outcrop to plate tectonics; Review of the fundamental mechanisms of rock deformation and their role in producing kinematic indicators; Discussion of the various models of fault zone structure and the unifying model for structures developed under simple shear conditions; The application of course knowledge to the petroleum industry and research in fault behavior.
Who Should Attend
The course is designed primarily for all geologists responsible for interpreting and characterizing fault zones and fault systems. Both exploration geologists as well as researchers and engineering geologists will benefit from this course. It is not necessary for attendees to be structural geologists.