A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Hanging wall and footwall in faults.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.
Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
Footwall synonyms footwall pronunciation footwall translation english dictionary definition of footwall.
Reverse dip slip faults result from horizontal compressional forces caused by a shortening or contraction of earth s crust.
Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust.
The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
The main components of a fault are 1 the fault plane 2 the fault trace 3 the hanging wall and 4 the footwall.
Thrust faults with a very low angle of dip and a very large total displacement are called overthrusts or detachments.
The line it makes on the earth s surface is the fault trace.
The dip of a reverse fault is relatively steep greater than 45.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
The fault plane is where the action is.
Where the fault plane is sloping as with normal and reverse faults.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
The block below is called the footwall.
It is a flat surface that may be vertical or sloping.
Footwall definition the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.
These are often found in intensely deformed.