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Rock that is too brittle to fold under heat and pressure, will break, called

thrust faulting. When older rock ends up on top of younger rock as a result of thrust faulting, the result is the formation of fault block mountains.

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The himalaya mountains contain many of these faults?

You would find a combination of strike-slip and thrust faults. This is what gives the mountain range the jagged look.


Fold-and-thrust belts are commonly associated with fault-block mountains?

Fold-and-thrust belts are characterized by complex geological structures resulting from the compression of the Earth's crust. Fault-block mountains, on the other hand, are formed by the uplift of large blocks of crust along fault lines. While they can be related in the context of tectonic forces, they are not synonymous terms.


Is a thrust fault the same as normal fault?

No. A thrust fault is a reverse fault with a dip angle of less than 45 degrees.


Is a thrust fault a normal fault?

No, a thrust fault is a type of reverse fault, where the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall. In contrast, a normal fault is a type of fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.


Is the San Andreas fault a thrust fault?

No. It is a transform fault.


What is a thrust fault is a?

A blind thrust fault is a geological term for a type of thrust fault which does not appear on the surface - where a hanging wall makes an angle with the horizontal of less than 45 degrees, but is hidden from view.


What fault with a shallow angle is a thrust fault?

Reverse


What is a fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall is a?

This is called a reverse or thrust fault.


What are 4 kinds of faults?

The normal fault, the thrust fault, the transcurrent fault , and the reverse fault.


How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along a normal fault?

The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.


How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along the normal fault?

The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.


What type of fault is the 1994 Northridge earthquake on?

It is a THRUST fault The San Andreas Fault