thrust fault

collocation in English

meaningsofthrustandfault

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thrust
noun
uk
/θrʌst/us
/θrʌst/
the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or ...
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fault
noun
uk
/fɒlt/us
/fɑːlt/
a mistake, especially something for which you are ...
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(Definition ofthrustandfaultfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thethrustfaultzone is marked by 5-10 m thick cataclasites and limestone breccias.
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Following the development of athrustfault, increased strain with continued deformation may have led to 'work hardening' and lock-up within the shear zones.
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Some claim the contact is athrustfault, while others have argued for an extensional shear zone.
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A reverse fault (orthrustfault) occurs when the crust is compressed.
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The difference between athrustfaultand a reverse fault is in their influence.
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It is athrustfault, meaning the sides of the fault push toward each other.
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In thrusting, "ramp anticlines" are formed whenever athrustfaultcuts up section from one detachment level to another.
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The surface of athrustfaultwhich caused movement of a nappe is called a "decollement", "detachment plane" or sole of thrust.
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When the mine reached athrustfaultwhich would have required enormous efforts to overcome, the decision was made to cease operations.
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Geologically, it is a breached anticline formed by a deep subsurfacethrustfault.
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Athrustfaulthas the same sense of motion as a reverse fault, but with the dip of the fault plane at less than 45.
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A high-anglethrustfaultis called a "reverse fault".
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Finding the key bed in these situations may help determine whether the fault is a normal fault or athrustfault.
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Most workers agree that the lubricating effect of this granular layer helped thethrustfaultslip when the fault was active.
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Flat segments ofthrustfaultplanes are known as "flats", and inclined sections of the thrust are known as "ramps".
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The earthquake occurred along a knownthrustfaultwith a length of 60 km.
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The focal mechanism of this earthquake shows movement on athrustfaultwith a considerable slip-strike component.
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A similar outcrop pattern which results from movement on athrustfaultfollowed by erosion may be termed a window.
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This was the firstthrustfaultto be discovered.
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