Regularly Spaced Joints in an Outcrop May Indicate That an Area

question 21

Multiple Choice

Regularly spaced joints in an outcrop may indicate that an area ________.

• A) is under intense shear stress
• B) has experienced tension
• C) is underlain by a thrust fault
• D) is underlain by a magma body

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