thrust fault

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thrust fault noun

A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.

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reverse fault normal fault transform fault hanging wall transform fault line sinistral fault fault plane vergence fault-line faultline fault trace upfault reflex angle active fault strike

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