Joint orientations in Central Mexico
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Joint orientations were measured in Central Mexico, in a region reaching from the Paso de Cortes to Acapulco. It was found that the preferred joint orientations were very consistent: if the joints are interpreted as shearing planes, they would correspond to a maximum compression direction oriented horizontally with an azimuth of N 34° E. This conesponds exactly to the relative motion direction of the Cocos Plate against Middle America.
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Scheidegger, A. E. (1979). Joint orientations in Central Mexico. Geofisica Internacional, 18(4), 329–346. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1979.18.4.968
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