1. Compare Stearns' Type 2 fracture pattern to the okljoints from the class notes. Draw a diagram and discuss the nature and occurrence of the fracture(s)
1. Compare Stearns' Type 1 fracture pattern to the okl and the hk0 joints from the class notes and from the text. Draw a diagram and discuss the nature and occurrence of the fracture(s)
Brittle deformation = the permanent change that occurs in a solid material due to the growth of fractures and/or sliding on fractures. A fracture is a surface of discontinuity (includes cracks, joints and faults). Faults result from shear stresses, and joints result from tensile stresses: