The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
Hanging wall fault.
The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it.
The underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore compare footwall def.
The block below is called the footwall.
The block below is called the footwall.
Hanging wall definition of hanging wall by the free dictionary.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
Hanging wall and footwall the two sides of a non vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall.
This terminology comes from mining.
When rocks slip past each other in faulting the upper or overlying block along the fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.
Hanging wall definition is the upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall.
The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.