It is a flat surface that may be vertical or sloping.
Hanging wall and footwall of a fault.
A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
The main components of a fault are 1 the fault plane 2 the fault trace 3 the hanging wall and 4 the footwall.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
Footwall definition the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.
The line it makes on the earth s surface is the fault trace.
Where the fault plane is sloping as with normal and reverse faults.
Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
The fault plane is where the action is.
The dip of a reverse fault is relatively steep greater than 45.
Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.