upthrown fault block

upthrown fault block
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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.

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  • Craven Fault — The Craven Fault is the name applied by geologists to the group of crustal faults in the Pennines that form the south edge of the Askrigg Block. It is evident at the surface in the contrast of limestone with millstone grit. It is coincident with… …   Wikipedia

  • Fault (geology) — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock • Aftershock • Blind thrust Doublet • Interplate • …   Wikipedia

  • Fault scarp — A fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along the fault. It can be caused by differential erosion along an old inactive geologic fault (a sort of old rupture) with… …   Wikipedia

  • Thrust fault — in the Qilian Shan, China. The older (left, blue and red) thrust over the younger (right, brown). A thrust fault is a type of fault, or break in the Earth s crust across which there has been relative movement, in which rocks of lower… …   Wikipedia

  • Graben — A graben is a depressed block of land bordered by parallel faults. Graben is German for ditch .A graben is the result of a block of land being downthrown producing a valley with a distinct scarp on each side. Grabens often occur side by side with …   Wikipedia

  • Delaware Basin — Exposed and buried parts of Capitan Reef. Blue area shows area once flooded by the Delaware Sea. The Delaware Basin in West Texas and southern New Mexico is famous for holding large oil fields and for exposing a fossilized reef. Guadalupe… …   Wikipedia


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