Šoštanj Fault Explained

The Šoštanj Fault (pronounced as /sl/; sl|Šoštanjski prelom) is a fault in Slovenia.[1] It connects the Periadriatic Fault with the Lavanttal Fault and strikes NW-SE. Movements along the fault are dextral strike-slip and took place in the Pliocene.[2] [3] The fault is named after the town of Šoštanj.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nicholas Pinter. The Adria microplate : GPS geodesy, tectonics and hazards : [proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Adria Microplate: GPS Geodesy, Tectonics and Hazards, Veszprem, Hungary, April 4-7, 2004]. 2006. Springer. Dordrecht. 978-1-4020-4233-1.
  2. Celarc. Bogomir. Vrabec. Marko. Rožič. Boštjan. Kralj. Polona. Rupnik. Petra Jamšek. Kolar - Jurkovšek. Tea. Gale. Luka. Šmuc. Andrej. Field Trip A1: Southern Alps of Slovenia in a nutshell: paleogeography, tectonics, and active deformation. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt. 99. 10 August 2014.
  3. Vrabec. Marko. Pavlovčič Prešeren. Polona. Stopar. Bojan. GPS study (1996—2002) of active deformation along the Periadriatic fault system in northeastern Slovenia: tectonic model. Geologica Carpathica. 2006. 57. 10 August 2014.

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