Планетарная трещиноватость и линеаменты

Аннотация

The historical review of investigation of the planetary fractures, faults and lineaments systems is given. The term «planetary» was first applied to fracturing by Hobbs (1905). German geologist F. L6tze (1933) and Rumanian paleogeographer N. Arabu (1937) were first to connect the planetary fracturing genesis with changes in rotation, shape and volume (compression) of the Earth. J. Umbgrove (1947) and E. N. Permyakov (1949) clearly showed that the planetary fracturing consists of four series with general directions 0, 90, 315 and 45^O. Results of the statistical analysis of 250 000 fractures, f aults and lineaments made by the author and his colleagues in the course of 25 years of field and remote sensing studies are given.

The constancy of ancient fault plan in the course of geological time and the invariability of the planetary fracturing systems in areas differing in rock composition and age are shown. The age of the Earth's global system of faults and fractures is defined as the Early Pre-Cambriam.