STRIKE-SLIP AND OBLIQUE-SLIP TECTONICS
lay in the horizontal plane and the intermediate principal stress σ. 2. is vertical. In a trigonometric system, a strike slip fault at an angle 0 <θ<90° to σ. 1. is . sinistral; it is . dextral. if 90 <θ<180°. Nearly 45% of plate boundaries have a …
