The Fries Fault near Riner, Virginia: an example of a polydeformed, ductile deformation zone
The Fries Fault, a 1.2-2.3 km wide zone near Riner, is a major tectonic discontinuity in the Blue Ridge geologic province, characterized by progressive stages of continuous ductile deformation. Trending northeast with a shallow to moderate southeast dip, this fault juxtaposes Little River Gneiss on...
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53821 |