Fault (geology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In geology, a fault or fault line is a planar fracture in rock in which the rock on one side of the fracture has moved with respect to the rock on the other side. Large faults within the Earth's c...
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Quaternary Faults and Fold Database of the United States; Information on faults and associated folds in the United States that are believed to be sources of M>6 earthquakes during the Quaternary (the past 1,600,000 years).
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quake.usgs.gov/info/hist-geo.html
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The three basic types of fault, with their nomenclature, in a nutshell. ... A fault is a large crack in the Earth's crust where one part of the crust has moved against another part. This movement means that faults prove the Earth is an active place. They are signs of powerful forces deep underground. ... U.S. Geological Survey image...
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geology.about.com/library/bl/blnutshell_fault-type.htm
geology.about.com/library/bl/blnutshell_fault-type.htm
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Thrust faults are also activated by compression of the earth's crust. However, in this case, only the relatively thin upper layers take part in the motion. In the case of the overthrust belt in western Wyoming, the first thrust fault developed was the westernmost.
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www.hanksville.net/daniel/geology/faults.html
www.hanksville.net/daniel/geology/faults.html
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29, 2008) — After finding more than 300 surface faults in Harris County, a University of Houston ... Khan and Engelkemeir recently presented their findings in Geosphere, a bimonthly online-only journal published by the Geological Society of America that highlights research results from all fields of the geosciences.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080424153833.htm
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Health Care Under the Obama Plan; ... Pictured is a Houston-area map showing the locations of salt domes and known active surface faults interpreted on lidar imagery.
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www.uh.edu/news-events/archive/nr/2008/04april/geologic...
www.uh.edu/news-events/archive/nr/2008/04april/geological-faultsph.html
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On Shaky Ground: UH Prof Finds Geological Faults Threaten Houston Geologist Shuhab Khan addresses vulnerability of city’s roads, buildings in light of recent earthquakes...
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www.uh.edu/news-events/newsrelease.php?releaseid_int=20...
www.uh.edu/news-events/newsrelease.php?releaseid_int=203
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Pictured is a Houston-area map showing the locations of salt domes and known active surface faults interpreted on lidar imagery. ... Khan has given numerous talks on this work at both scientific meetings for a number of geological and petroleum organizations, as well as at more general meetings attended by the city of...
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www.physorg.com/news128272685.html
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On November 3, 2002 an impressive, magnitude 7.9 earthquake ruptured several faults along the Denali fault system. The Denali fault earthquake resulted from predominantly right-lateral ... Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709 ; Phone: (907) 451-5000 Fax: (907) 451-5050...
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