White Ash Fault Zone
From ILSTRUC
Location
T8 and 9S, R2E, Williamson County (J-6)
References
Nelson and Krausse 1981, Nelson 1981
Description
The White Ash Fault Zone was mapped from borehole data and from exposures (none currently accessible) in coal mines. It consists of high-angle normal faults that strike about N15°E and have up to 58 feet (17.7 m) of offset. Some of the faults have the east side downthrown; others have the west side downthrown. The faults are known only to cut Pennsylvanian strata. The White Ash Fault Zone may be a southward continuation of the Rend Lake Fault Zone.
