Outcrop-Scale Brittle Fault, Lake Anna
![An outcrop-scale brittle fault exposed on the shore of Lake Anna in the vicinity of the Dominion North Anna Power Plant.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/Photo%204%20Lake%20Anna%20fault%20-%20Mark%20Carter.jpg?itok=kRaOh94n)
Detailed Description
An outcrop-scale brittle fault exposed on the shore of Lake Anna in the vicinity of the Dominion North Anna Power Plant. The fault offsets a pegmatite dike within biotite granitic gneiss by about 1 meter, in a reserve (top-to-east) sense-of-motion. The small fault is oriented 235°, with a dip of 30° to the northwest (view is to south in this photograph).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.