The fault plane is where the action is.
Hanging wall and footwall of a fault.
The terminology of normal and reverse comes from coal mining in england where normal faults are the most common.
Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
It is a flat surface that may be vertical or sloping.
Hanging wall definition the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore.
Where the fault plane is sloping as with normal and reverse faults.
The main components of a fault are 1 the fault plane 2 the fault trace 3 the hanging wall and 4 the footwall.
A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
The line it makes on the earth s surface is the fault trace.
Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
The block below is called the footwall.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.