Abstract
Shear Strength Anisotropy in a Bedded Pyritic Shale and a Siliceous Dolomite The orientation, frequency and extent of joint and bedding plane fractures were measured in bedded pyritic shale and siliceous dolomite, host rocks of the lead-zinc and copper orebodies at Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. The measurements, carried out in openings 10 by 10 feet, bring out the marked difference between the two rock types in regard to frequency and extent of the geologie discontinuities. Friction tests on joint and bedding planes, together with the continuity measurements, provide information on the shear strength anisotropy in the rock mass. It was found that an increase of the fracture frequency parallel to bedding planes is related to an increase in joint frequency, although not a proportional one, and that fractures of higher frequency show a tendency to have greater continuity.
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