Piercing point
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piercing-point-229-1622429
title:
Piercing point
text:
In geology, a piercing point is defined as a feature that is cut by a fault, then moved apart. Reconfiguring the piercing point back in its original position is the primary way geologists can find out the minimum slip, or displacement, along a fault. This can be done on a large scale, a small scale or even a single hand sample/rock. Items that are usually used in a piercing point study include large geologic formations or other rock units that can be matched either stratigraphically, geochemical
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encyclopedia
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Geological feature that is cut by a fault, then moved apart
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piercing_point
date created:
2012-06-18T05:33:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T08:45:11Z
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