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OSWALD

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What is the difference between brittle and ductile rocks? What will be an ideal response?

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What happens if a rock is strained beyond its elastic limit? What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Brittle rocks show little or no plastic strain before fracture, while ductile rocks show much plastic
strain.



Answer to Question 2

The rock fractures as a brittle solid or folds by plastic strain in response to the stress.


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