Geological faults

The Earth’s crust is in continuous motion due to seismic and tectonic forces. This movement generates discontinuities or fractures on the rocks of the subsoil, and these alterations may be present in any place under the terrain in which we live. Among these discontinuities the most problematic are faults and joints.

Faults are the scars of break movements between two blocks. As for the joints, they are fractures of natural origin that lack any visible or measurable movement parallel to the surface.

Groundwater often flows through faults, taking advantage of the lower resistance offered by fractures. In this case they are known as wet faults. In case there is no popular water flow, they are called dry faults.

In nature, faults can often still observe nature. On the other hand, in the civilized environment they are always hidden from human sight.

Each of the fault blocks may have a different electrical charge. The potential difference between the two blocks can generate continuous load currents from the block with the highest electrical potential to the block with the lowest electrical potential. The Earth’s magnetic field can be increased at its vertical level.

At the same time, the exit of natural radiation towards the surface is facilitated, especially in the form of gamma rays. At the same time, radon gas also finds more facilities to go outside.

It is precisely at night, when the body rests, when higher levels of radiation are measured in the vertical of the faults and joints.

The most common effects on people can be the affections of the circulatory system, nervousness, irritability, hyperactivity, emotional hypersensitivity and insomnia.

The caves or cavities alter the terrestrial magnetic field to its vertical. Mineral deposits, depending on the composition of the geological layers, produce local alterations to the earth’s magnetic field and the emission of radiation.

Its effects on people can vary depending on the gases that contain the underground cavity or the minerals that make up the deposit.

Another characteristic of minerals deposits is its influence with the local climate, although the effects are usually visible only in large deposits.