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Flinn diagram

Source: R/strain_analysis.R
flinn_plot.Rd

Flinn diagram

Usage

flinn_plot(R_XY, R_YZ, main = "Flinn diagram", R.max = NULL, log = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

R_XY

ratio of maximum strain and intermediate strain

R_YZ

ratio of intermediate strain and minimum strain

main

character. The main title (on top).

R.max

numeric. Maximum aspect ratio for scaling.

log

logical. Whether the axes should be in logarithmic scale.

...

plotting arguments passed to graphics::points()

Value

plot and when stored as an object, the multiplication factors for X, Y and Z.

References

Flinn, D. (1965). On the Symmetry Principle and the Deformation Ellipsoid. Geological Magazine, 102(1), 36–45. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756800053851

Examples

data(holst)
R_XY <- holst[, "R_XY"]
R_YZ <- holst[, "R_YZ"]
flinn_plot(R_XY, R_YZ, log = FALSE, col = "#B63679", pch = 16)

flinn_plot(R_XY, R_YZ, log = TRUE, col = "#B63679", pch = 16)