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2.2.1 Variation in fault geometry

This sequence shows a number of different fault styles.

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Link	Block	Gravity	Magnetics	Magnetics	Magnetics at Pole	Magnetics at Pole 1VD
Normal Fault	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE
Rotational Fault	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE
	In this case the fault produces a wedge of high density and high susceptibility material sloping to the East, with an increasing gravity response as the thickness increases, but a very localised magnetic high associated with the sharp change in susceptibilities.
Growth Fault	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE
	In this model the middle, low susceptibility unit is significantly thickened due to the fault being active during deposition.
Fault Inversion	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE
	This model shows the effect of late shortening on an early growth fault.
Thrust Ramp Fault	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE
	In this model a pair of thrust ramps have produced an antiformal stack.
Elliptical Normal Fault	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE
	The magnitude of the slip vector decays away from centre of elliptical fault surface.
Normal Fault Set	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE	LOAD JPEG IMAGE

Key	Earth's Magnetic Field	Scales
layer r = 3.5 k = 10-2 background r = 2.5 k = 10-4 width of image 10,000 m	Inclination 50° or 90° Intensity 50,000 or 70,000 gamma Flying height 80 m	max min max min

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