Anukruti posted an MCQ
September 03, 2020 • 02:25 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

The formation of sheets and joints occurs in which of the following processes?

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    Sheeting joints are extensive fractures that typically develop parallel to natural slopes. The basis of this theory is that erosion of overburden and exhumation of deeply buried rock to the ground surface allows previously compressed rock to expand radially, creating tensile stress and fracturing the rock in layers parallel to the ground surface. The description of this mechanism has led to alternate terms for exfoliation joints, including pressure release or offloading joints

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