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mspears3

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on: Jul 15, 2018
What is the difference between a thrust fault and a reverse fault? What will be an ideal response?

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What is the distinction between the hanging wall block and the footwall block of a fault?
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Mochi

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A thrust fault is a special case of reverse fault where the dip of the fault is less than 45 degrees.

Answer to Question 2

The hanging wall is the block that overlies the fault plane, and the footwall is the block that underlies
the fault plane



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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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