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Areversefault(or thrust fault) occurs when the crust is compressed.

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The difference between a thrust fault and areversefaultis in their influence.

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Areversefaultis the opposite of a normal faultthe hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

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The dip of areversefaultis relatively steep, greater than 45.

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The structure is a double plunging anticline bordered by a majorreversefaultextending along the southern flank.

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A thrust fault has the same sense of motion as areversefault, but with the dip of the fault plane at less than 45.

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A high-angle thrust fault is called a "reversefault".

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Areversefaultoccurs primarily across lithological units whereas a thrust usually occurs "within" or at a low angle to lithological units.

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The focal mechanism suggests that thereversefaultis moderately-dipping to either south or north.

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A thrust fault is areversefaultwith a dip of 45 or less.

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Moreover, it is thought that the dip of the reverse faults decreases with depth in the southern region.

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As a result, reverse faults and monoclines are associated with earlier normal faults and inversional anticlines are superimposed upon earlier basins.

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The long second section (280 pages) contains the real meat, consisting of four long essays on strike-slip faults, normal faults, reverse faults (and folds) and subduction zone megathrusts.

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Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened such as at a convergent boundary.

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Part of the early normal faults underwent tectonic inversion, and a lot of reverse faults and related folds developed.

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The morphology and structural relations of the scarps suggest that most result from thrust or reverse faults.

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释义	BETA Examples ofreverse fault Dictionary> Examples ofreverse fault reverse faultisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Add a definition Areversefault(or thrust fault) occurs when the crust is compressed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The difference between a thrust fault and areversefaultis in their influence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Areversefaultis the opposite of a normal faultthe hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dip of areversefaultis relatively steep, greater than 45. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The structure is a double plunging anticline bordered by a majorreversefaultextending along the southern flank. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A thrust fault has the same sense of motion as areversefault, but with the dip of the fault plane at less than 45. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A high-angle thrust fault is called a "reversefault". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Areversefaultoccurs primarily across lithological units whereas a thrust usually occurs "within" or at a low angle to lithological units. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The focal mechanism suggests that thereversefaultis moderately-dipping to either south or north. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A thrust fault is areversefaultwith a dip of 45 or less. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Moreover, it is thought that the dip of the reverse faults decreases with depth in the southern region. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, reverse faults and monoclines are associated with earlier normal faults and inversional anticlines are superimposed upon earlier basins. From theCambridge English Corpus The long second section (280 pages) contains the real meat, consisting of four long essays on strike-slip faults, normal faults, reverse faults (and folds) and subduction zone megathrusts. From theCambridge English Corpus Reverse faults occur in areas where the crust is being shortened such as at a convergent boundary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Part of the early normal faults underwent tectonic inversion, and a lot of reverse faults and related folds developed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The morphology and structural relations of the scarps suggest that most result from thrust or reverse faults. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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