This blog focuses upon stylolites which are structures that either form during burial or by later tectonic movements and have a serrated appearance on rock surfaces.
This blog outlines a simple method to predict fracture distribution from geomechanical principles including the common observation that thicker beds usually have less and more widely spaced fractures than thinner beds.
Here, we have a look at some naturally fractured sandstone outcrops in Caithness Scotland which are an analogue for the giant Clair Field, West of Shetland.