tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post2927863450249957291..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Where on (Google) Earth #87C W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-4301563775867765082008-01-10T21:34:00.000+11:002008-01-10T21:34:00.000+11:00it is a beautiful example of a riedel shear array ...it is a beautiful example of a riedel shear array in a left handed strike slip fault.<BR/>the orientation of the dilation is ~ E-W and maximum compression is ~ N-S oriented with the shear trending NNE<BR/>If this was a little older - say Archaean I'd be looking for gold in that sort of riedel array<BR/><BR/>sagansaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08945063966994388559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-19539265300973262662008-01-10T17:36:00.000+11:002008-01-10T17:36:00.000+11:00I was gonna as sinistral or dextral for extra cred...I was gonna as sinistral or dextral for extra credit, but I didn't want to be too demanding.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-41839216889839340822008-01-10T15:56:00.000+11:002008-01-10T15:56:00.000+11:00It's in the process of stretching NE-SW in this pi...It's in the process of stretching NE-SW in this picture, though - look at the orientations of the en echelon fractures, and where they are widest.<BR/><BR/>Hey, ice is just another rock capable of brittle fracture...Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-53540561975650630132008-01-10T15:39:00.000+11:002008-01-10T15:39:00.000+11:00You know, in hindsight, I wonder if this is just s...You know, in hindsight, I wonder if this is just sea ice from a winter pic after the ice shelf disappeared. Any cryosphere people out there who can give us a clue? Bueller?C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-27110203041934380152008-01-10T15:28:00.000+11:002008-01-10T15:28:00.000+11:00Oh wow...I didn't even notice that (no, really)......Oh wow...I didn't even notice that (no, really)...yeah, sometimes those image citations help, sometimes they steer you off track.<BR/><BR/>Where-on(G)E #88 is up (<A HREF="http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/01/09/where-on-googleearth-88/" REL="nofollow">here</A>)BrianRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930245080333999989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-54298768850760653782008-01-10T15:12:00.000+11:002008-01-10T15:12:00.000+11:00I had no idea the image reference text would have ...I had no idea the image reference text would have the name of the continent on it- just in case anyone was expecting to find something like this in the Amazon...<BR/><BR/>I think this may be a picture of the B breakup, but I'm not 100% sure.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-21913955308657875992008-01-10T14:50:00.000+11:002008-01-10T14:50:00.000+11:00boo yah!65.706071°S60.267786°WLarsen ice shelf, wh...boo yah!<BR/><BR/>65.706071°S<BR/>60.267786°W<BR/><BR/>Larsen ice shelf, which is along the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It got a bunch of attention in the mainstream press when a large chunk (Larsen B sector) broke off into the ocean a few years ago.BrianRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930245080333999989noreply@blogger.com