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