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(
fʊt
'
wôl
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)
n.
Geology
The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
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footwall: block of rock underlying a fault plane
Mining
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footwall: top of rock stratum beneath vein or bed of ore
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