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Reverse Fault

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A fault with an inclined fault surface, along which the hanging wall (rock mass above fault surface) moves upward relative to the foot wall (rock mass below fault surface) (Fig. 1).

Reverse Fault, Fig. 1
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Block diagram of showing a reverse fault, with the orientation of the principle stresses, σ1, σ2, and σ3 noted (Modified after Fossen 2010)

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  1. Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Rd., N.W., Washington, DC, 20015, USA

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Klimczak, C. (2015). Reverse Fault. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_304

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