The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
Fault hanging wall footwall.
The dip of a reverse fault is relatively steep greater than 45.
A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Block below is called the footwall.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
Footwall definition the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal.
The terminology of normal and reverse comes from coal mining in england where normal faults are the most common.
Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust.
The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.