During extension, why do we sometimes get joints (and veins) and other times shear fractures and faults?

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During extension, why do we sometimes get joints (and veins) and other times shear fractures and faults?

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Structural Geology

ISBN: 9781107057647

2nd Edition

Authors: Haakon Fossen

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