<p>Vertical stylolites are pressure solution features, which are considered to be caused by horizontal tectonic loading, with the largest principal compressive stress being (sub-)parallel to the Earth's surface. In the present study we analyze the roughness ...

<p>Stylolites are rough surfaces that form by localized stress-induced dissolution. Using a set of limestone rock samples collected at different depths from a vertical section in Cirque de Navacelles (France), in this paper is studied the influence of the ...

<p>The objective of the work described in this paper is to quantify the intricate three-dimensional topography of stylolites. For this purpose are collected twelve sedimentary bed-parallel stylolites in limestones.</p>