Thrust Fault

A thrust fault is a type of fault, or break in the Earth’s crust with resulting movement of each side against the other. Here, the arrow indicates the upthrust side.

Keywords

Rock, fracture, thrust, fault

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Faults

Source

Amadeus W. Grabau A Textbook of Geology (Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., 1920) 624

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