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Dip-slip fault (Geology ⛰️)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as the megathrust f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip-slip_fault
#DipSlipFault #EarthSCrust #Stratigraphy #Faults #StructuralGeology #TectonicLandforms
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Strike-slip fault (Geology terminology ⛰️)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, suc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike-slip_fault
#StrikeSlipFault #EarthSCrust #Stratigraphy #Faults #StructuralGeology #TectonicLandforms
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Oblique-slip fault (Geology terminology ⛰️)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique-slip_fault
#ObliqueSlipFault #EarthSCrust #Stratigraphy #Faults #StructuralGeology #TectonicLandforms