6. A normal fault that is partly cemented with calcite mineralization dips 65s from horizontal. The fault slipped when the water pressure reached 10 MPa at a depth of 600 m. If S, = 1 MPa and o, = 35°, what was the horizontal stress before the fault slipped?

6. A normal fault that is partly cemented with calcite mineralization dips 65s from horizontal. The fault slipped when the water pressure reached 10 MPa at a depth of 600 m. If S, = 1 MPa and o, = 35°, what was the horizontal stress before the fault slipped?

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6. A normal fault that is partly cemented with calcite mineralization dips 65
from horizontal. The fault slipped when the water pressure reached 10 MPa
at a depth of 600 m. If S, = 1 MPa and , = 35°, what was the horizontal
stress before the fault slipped?
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