Abstract

Evidence of strike-slip deformation in the Inkisi Formation was overlooked for a long time. After controversial characterization, this paper demonstrates that the Inkisi Formation underwent at leas...

Highlights

  • Characterization of strike-slip deformation has increased worldwide, as their fault zone characteristics has been proven to have a significant control on fluid flow and earthquakes initiation and termination

  • This paper firstly presents a characterization of joints and strike-slip faults by description of different types of damage zones around faults according to the classification of Kim et al (2004) and their profile view description

  • We prove that strike-slip faults nucleate from joints

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Introduction

Characterization of strike-slip deformation has increased worldwide, as their fault zone characteristics has been proven to have a significant control on fluid flow and earthquakes initiation and termination These studies evolved with proposition of several examples and models of fault growth and propagation (Kim et al, 2000; Martel, 1990; Olson & Pollard, 1991; Pollard & Aydin, 1988; Segall & Pollard, 1983). Timothée Miyouna is an assistant professor at Marien NGOUABI University of Brazzaville, where he teaches mineralogy and petrology of sedimentary rocks. He extensively worked in gold mineralization in West Africa Belt. He is working in basin researches and tectonic deformations in the Paleozoic sandstones of Inkisi.

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