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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=geology">geology</a>, and more specifically in <a href="page.php?w=structural_geology">structural geology</a>, a <b>joint</b> is a break (<a href="page.php?w=fracture_%28geology%29">fracture</a>) of natural origin in a layer or body of <a href="page.php?w=Rock_%28geology%29">rock</a> that lacks visible or measurable movement parallel to the surface (plane) of the fracture ("Mode 1" Fracture). Although joints can occur singly, they most frequently appear as joint sets and systems. A joint set is a family of parallel, evenly</p><p>
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