brittle behaviour
brittle behaviour The manner in which competent rocks lose their internal cohesion along certain surfaces when the elastic limit is exceeded under an applied stress. Such behaviour gives rise to fractures (either faults or joints) and is common in upper crustal regions where temperatures and pressures are relatively low.
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