N In thrust faulting the overlying block moves up the dip of the fault plane. to se fault orientation and the nodal plane. A thrust fault has a (gentle)
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the overlying block moves down the dip of the fault plane. Thrust (reverse) faults occur in response to squeezing or compression; the overlying block moves up the dip of the fault plane. Strike-slip (lateral) faults occur in response to either type of stress;
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If the angle of the fault plane is low (generally less than 20 degrees from the horizontal) and the displacement of the overlying block is large (often in...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_fault
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For any inclined fault plane we define the block above the fault as the hanging wall block and the block below the fault as the footwall block. When such contrasting rocks occur in the same area, such as ductile rocks overlying brittle rocks, the brittle rocks may fault and the ductile rocks may bend or fold over the fault.
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When rocks slip past each other in faulting, the upper or overlying block along the fault plane is called the hanging wall, or headwall; the block below is called the footwall. The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and the surface of the Earth.
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hanging wall. n. Geology. 1. The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine. 2. The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
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thrust fault n. Geology A reverse fault in which the fault plane is inclined at an angle equal to or less than If the angle of the fault plane is low (generally less than 20 degrees from the horizontal) and the displacement of the overlying block is large (often in the kilometer range) the fault is called an overthrust.
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Several different kinds of fault exist: normal faults where the block overlying the fault plane moves (hanging wall) moves downward relative to the block below the fault plane (footwall), reverse faults where the hanging wall moves upwards, thrust faults where the fault plane dips less than 45?
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Any fracture or crack in bedrock is a fault. The block overlying an inclined fault plane is the: (c) plane...
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