Lineations and faults in the Texas coastal zone.

Date

1976

Authors

Kreitler, C.W.

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Publisher

University of Texas at Austin.

Abstract

Over 7,000 miles of lineations have been observed on aerial photographic mosaics of the Texas Coastal Zone. These lineations, in part, represent the surface traces of faults originating in the Tertiary sediments and propagating through the Quaternary sediments. The extrapolation of subsurface faults from specific oil and gas reservoirs are commonly coincident to lineations in those areas. Some extrapolated fault traces weave back and forth across lineations for 10 to 20 miles and then coincide with another lineation and follow it for 20 miles. They also may partially represent fracture-joint systems within the sedimentary deposits of the Gulf basin.

Description

32 p.

Keywords

geology, faults, aerial photography, sediments, subsidence, coastal zone

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