fault plane

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fault plane noun

The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line.

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fault line fault-line faultline transform fault fracture plane bedding plane divisional plane plain plane normal fault horizontal plane phaseplane fault trace phase plane 'plane terrane

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