A fault that strikes oblique to, as opposed to parallel or perpendicular to, the dominant structure
A fault that strikes oblique to, as opposed to parallel or perpendicular to, the dominant structure
Minerals from the magnesium iron silicate group, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
An epoch following the Eocene and prior to the Miocene.
A zone of secondary mineralization intersecting a main strike from a perpendicular or other angle
A clear, diatomic gaseous element. Symbol, O
A crystal structure having 8 triangular sides
The compound of an element with oxygen produces an oxide of that element
A dark to black coloured highly siliceous volcanic glass
A chemical change caused by the introduction of oxygen
Where older rock beds have been moved over younger rock beds