Visual Glossary - fault
fault
A fault is a fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture.
Strike-slip, normal, and thrust faults.
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A fault is a fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture.
Strike-slip, normal, and thrust faults.