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In a non-vertical fault (where the fault plane dips), the footwall is the section of the fault that lies under the fault, while the hanging wall lies over the fault.
The names come about from the mining industry because important ore minerals were commonly deposited along fault planes. In a mine along a fault, the miner would be standing on the block lower block and hanging his lantern from the upper block (hence, foot wall and hanging wall).
In perfectly vertical faults, you cannot designate a footwall or a hanging wall.
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Is the strike slip fault a hanging wall or a footwall?
Astrike-slip fault it when the hanging wall and the footwall slide past each other.
In a hanging fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall?
thrust
How do the hanging wall and footwall move in a lateral fault?
a normal fault
The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall in a?
Reverse Fault
When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault.?
Thrust
How is the hanging wall different from the footwall?
The footwall is the block that is below the fault. The hanging wall is the fault block that is above the fault.
Is the hanging wall the same as a footwall?
No
Is a hanging wall the same as a footwall?
No
Is the strike slip fault a hanging wall or a footwall?
Astrike-slip fault it when the hanging wall and the footwall slide past each other.
In a hanging fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall?
thrust
How does the hanging wall move in relation to the footwall?
normal fault
In a reverse fault where does the hanging wall move relative of the foot wall?
thrust
How do the hanging wall and footwall move in a lateral fault?
a normal fault
The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall in a?
Reverse Fault
When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault.?
Thrust
When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall it is a fault .?
Thrust
When the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall is it a fault.?
Thrust
