The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
Hanging wall geology definition.
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A mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.
Hanging wall and footwall the two sides of a non vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall.
The block below is called the footwall.
This terminology comes from mining.
The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
In geology a hanging wall is one side of a fault that involves a diagonal plane for the fault line.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
The side that is physically above the fault line.
The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it.
When working a tabular ore body the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall above him.
In fault block below is called the footwall.
In fault fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
The upper block or in other words the block above the fault plane is called hanging wall.
The underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore compare footwall def.
The block below the fault plane or in other words beneath the fault plane is called the footwall.
Footwall synonyms footwall pronunciation footwall translation english dictionary definition of footwall.
Hanging wall definition is the upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall.
The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal.
Hanging wall and footwall.
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The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
Delineation ore body is called the footwall.
