Definitions for "Thrust fault"
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A low-angle fault (45 degrees or less) in which the hanging wall has moved upward in relation to the footwall. Thrust faults are caused by horizontal compression.
Fault with a dip of 45 degrees or less in which the hanging wall (upper block) appears to have moved upward relative to the footwall (lower block).
Thrust faults, also know as reverse faults are caused by compressional force. Like the plate experimnet on page two of this website. "Thrust, tectonic structure that is a low angle or reversr fault." ( Oxford , 1985)
A fault in which the material above the fault plane moves up in relation to the material below; characterized by a low angle of inclination.
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A gently dipping reverse fault; the hanging-wall block moves up the slope of the fault.
Break in the earth's crust from squeezing or compression; the overlying block moves up the dip of the fault plane and the underlying block moves down.
a fault on which the hanging wall appears to have moved up-ward, relative to the footwall, at an angle of 45o or less. It is caused by horizontal compression. It is a reverse fault with a shallowly dipping fault plane.
A reverse fault that has a dip of less than 45 degrees.
A dip-slip fault in which the upper block above the fault plane moves up and over the lower block, so that older strata are placed over younger.
A fault caused by compressional forces.
a low angle reverse (compressional) fault.
Earthquake fault formed by the movement of one rock mass up and over another rock mass at a low angle (45o or less) over most of its extent due to compressional forces.
a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
a fracture in the earth's crust where one rock plate is thrust horizontally over another
a particular fracture within the earth's crust where one rock plate is thrust horizontally above another
a particular type of fault , orbreach in the fabric of the Earth's crust with resulting movement of each side against the other, in which one side is pushed uphigher than the other (thus, creating compression) and somewhat over it
a particular type of fault, or break in the fabric of the earths crust with resulting movement of each side against the other, in which one side
a reverse fault with a gently Cascades
a reverse fault with a gently-dipping fault surface
a reverse fault with a gently incline, or low angle of dip
a special kind of reverse fault where one or more plates are under the ocean
a tear in the upper part of the Earth's crust along which one block of strata is pushed up and over another block of strata
a type of reverse fault that is characterized by a low angle of inclination of the fault plane
A reverse fault in which the upper rocks above the fault plane move up and over the lower rocks at an angle of 30o or less so that older strata are placed over younger.
reverse fault marked by a dip of 45º or less.
This is a large slab of rock which has been pushed up and over younger rocks. The distance traveled may be several tens of kilometers. Unlike normal faults these are due to compression and slide along a low-angle surface. (Image)
A fault with a dip of 45° or less over much of its extent, on which the hanging wall appears to have moved upward relative to the footwall
See fault.
when a reverse fault has an angle of 45º or less
A geologic fault where the hanging wall is forced over the foot wall.
A specific kind of reverse fault in which the dip of the fault is less than 45 degrees over much if not all of its length. It is characterized not so much by vertical displacement, but by horizontal compression. Thrust faults are an obvious sign of compressional tectonics. View an animation of thrust fault motion.
a low-angle, reversed fault, produced by horizontal compression. [AHDOS
A thrust fault is a particular type of fault, or break in the fabric of the Earth's crust with resulting movement of each side against the other, in which a lower stratigraphic position is pushed up and over another. This is the result of compressional forces.