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Releasing Bend (GFY_9)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: gfy_9.ttl
- Name
releasingBend- Attribute
- GFY Geologic Fault Type
- Definition
- A portion of a strike-slip fault that is offset along the strike such as to create a gap, for example, a left-stepping bend on a sinistral fault; a zone of extension or transtension is generated.
- Description
- Also known as extensional stepovers, releasing bends often form pull-apart basins or rhombochasms.
- Accepted
- 2016-06-08
- Defined by
- NFDD
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.