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In geology, shearing occurs when rocks slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. The kind of fault created by shearing is called a strike-slip fault.
strike-slip faults move along each other from shearing
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Convergent plate boundary.
The Strike Slip faults
Horizontal shearing at tectonic plate boundaries results in a special type of strike slip fault known as a transform fault.
Strike-slip faults cause shearing
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A strike-slip fault
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In geology, shearing occurs when rocks slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. The kind of fault created by shearing is called a strike-slip fault.
strike-slip faults move along each other from shearing
shearing
Strike-slip fault