Strain Analysis of Dana Conglomerates in Ad Dhira Area- Dead Sea

This research is aimed at calculating the strain ellipses to investigate the intensity of deformation in different stations of Dana Conglomerate Formation (DCF). The investigated area lies to the eastern margin of the Dead Sea, in the Ad Dhira area. The outcropping rocks in the investigated area range from the Upper Cretaceous to the Quaternary age. The DCF was deposited in tectonically unstable basins during an extensional tectonic phase. Its deposition is associated with early rift tectonics and also was affected by Neogene movements. The DC is used in this study as a strain indicator using Fry method. The performed strain analysis in 2D showed a high deformation for most of the oriented photographed samples, where the shape of the ellipse is a flattened type, while a few showed a low deformation, where the shape of the ellipse is of the semi-circle type and the R- ratios range from 1.123 to 2.248.