normal fault i think
No, a hanging wall and a footwall are not the same in geology. The hanging wall is the block of rock above a fault line that moves down relative to the footwall, which is the block of rock below the fault line that moves up.
When the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall, it results in a normal fault. This type of faulting is associated with extensional tectonic forces, where the hanging wall moves downward in relation to the footwall, creating space between the two blocks.
The result is a normal fault, where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to extensional forces pulling the rock layers apart.
In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall, creating extensional forces. In a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall, generating compressional forces.
-Normal Faults form when the hanging wall moves down. -Reverse Faults form when the hanging wall moves up. -Strike-Slip Faults have walls that moce sideways, instead of up or down.
It is called a Normal Fault.
A normal fault is a product of tension so the hanging wall of the fault slides down the footwall. If you look into the fault plane, and it slopes from lower left to top right, the (over)hanging wall is on the left and you will see its younger rocks have slid down to meet older ones on the footwall opposite.
A normal fault is a product of tension so the hanging wall of the fault slides down the footwall. If you look into the fault plane, and it slopes from lower left to top right, the (over)hanging wall is on the left and you will see its younger rocks have slid down to meet older ones on the footwall opposite.
No, a hanging wall and a footwall are not the same in geology. The hanging wall is the block of rock above a fault line that moves down relative to the footwall, which is the block of rock below the fault line that moves up.
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In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall, whereas in a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
When the hanging wall of a fault slips down with respect to the footwall, it results in a normal fault. This type of faulting is associated with extensional tectonic forces, where the hanging wall moves downward in relation to the footwall, creating space between the two blocks.
In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. This results in the footwall being pushed up and becoming uplifted relative to the hanging wall.
The result is a normal fault, where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to extensional forces pulling the rock layers apart.
A normal fault
Normal Fault