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2021 Vol.31, Issue 3

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Brittle Deformation History Based on the Analyses of Dikes and Faults within Sedimentary Rocks on Geoje Island, SE Korea
Francois Hategekimana1
,
Young-Seog Kim2*
1Master Student, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University
2Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2021. pp. 239-255
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Abstract

Kinematic analyses of magmatic intrusions and faults can provide useful information on stress conditions and chronological relationships between dike emplacement and brittle deformation events. We studied structures in rocks exposed on a coastal platform in Geoje Island off the southern Korean Peninsula because of its well-developed dikes and faults. The geology of the study area includes the Cretaceous Seongpo-ri Formation, which is composed mostly of shale, sandstone, and hornfels intruded by magmatic dikes. Most of the dikes are developed along pre-existing structural features (faults and fractures), indicating that their emplacements were structurally controlled. Because dikes commonly open along the direction of the minimum principal stress, the direction of this stress can be obtained from dike geometry and orientation through the matching of piercing points on either side of a dike. In addition, the deformed dikes can give information regarding later deformation. On the basis of the kinematic analyses, we identified five deformation events in the study area, which are kinematically related to changes of the regional maximum principal stress. Results indicate that the structures in the study area have been controlled predominantly by episodes of reactivation of the NNE-trending Yangsan strike-slip fault, located to the northeast of the study area, under different stress regimes. In a wider tectonic context, the brittle deformation of the rocks of Geoje Island was probably induced by interactions among the Philippine Sea, Pacific, and Eurasian plates, including changes in subduction parameters with respect to the latter two plates over time.

Keywords
dike
fault
brittle deformation
principal stress
strike-slip
Yangsan fault
Geoje Island
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Engineering Geology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한지질공학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of Engineering Geology
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  • Pages :239-255
  • Received Date : 2021-07-15
  • Accepted Date : 2021-09-17
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