The fault plane is where the action is.
Hanging wall and footwall of a fault.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.
Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
Footwall definition the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.
The terminology of normal and reverse comes from coal mining in england where normal faults are the most common.
Where the fault plane is sloping as with normal and reverse faults.
The main components of a fault are 1 the fault plane 2 the fault trace 3 the hanging wall and 4 the footwall.
The block below is called the footwall.
It is a flat surface that may be vertical or sloping.
The line it makes on the earth s surface is the fault trace.
A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.