DISCUSSION ON THE GROWTH INDEX OF FAULT

The growth index of a fault is related not only to its speed of activity but also to the deposition rate which has been neglected foralong time. The duration of sedimentation has to be established in order to evaluate the sedi-mentary rate. Hower, the speed of activity ofafault can be directly abtained from the duration of sedimentation and reflects quantitatively the activity intensity of the fault, thus the terminology of the growth index of fault is practically meaningless.