The role of mechanical stratigraphy on the refraction of strike-slip faults

Carlini, Mirko; Viola, Giulio; Mattila, Jussi; Castellucci, Luca

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-343-2019

Articles | Volume 10, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-343-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-343-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 1

Research article

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18 Feb 2019

Research article |

| 18 Feb 2019

The role of mechanical stratigraphy on the refraction of strike-slip faults

Mirko Carlini, Giulio Viola, Jussi Mattila, and Luca Castellucci

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RC1: 'Review of the paper by Carlini et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Aug 2018
- AC1: 'reply to Reviewer 1', Mirko Carlini, 21 Sep 2018
RC2: 'referee comments', Andrea Billi, 28 Dec 2018
- AC2: 'reply to Reviewer 2', Mirko Carlini, 21 Jan 2019

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AR by Mirko Carlini on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2019) Author's response Manuscript

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ED: Publish as is (25 Jan 2019) by Federico Rossetti (Executive editor)

AR by Mirko Carlini on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2019)

Short summary

Physical properties of layered sedimentary rocks affect nucleation and propagation of discontinuities therein. Fractures developing through sedimentary sequences characterized by the alternation of strong and weak layers are strongly deviated along their track at layers’ boundaries, and depending on the layer they cross-cut, they show very thick (strong layers) or very thin (weak layers) infills of precipitated minerals, potentially representing pathways for ore deposits and oil/water resources.