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Definition of Strike-slip fault
1. Noun. A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally.
Definition of Strike-slip fault
1. Noun. (geology) A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strike-slip Fault
Literary usage of Strike-slip fault
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"160), and in the block which moved toward the dip of the bedding in a strike-slip
fault (Fig. 161). For an oblique-slip fault (Fig. 162) FiG. 162. ..."
2. The Seismic Risk in the San Diego Region: Special Focus on the Rose Canyon edited by Glenn Roquemore (1997)
"The strike-slip fault at its southern end is less obvious, although a previously
unknown, possibly strike-slip fault, in this area is reported by Artim et ..."
3. NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and edited by Eugene Zeller (2001)
"In order to illustrate this the strike-slip fault is discussed first, followed by a
... For the strike-slip fault the contour for a particular spectral ..."
4. Hazard-Wise: Classroom Resources for Teachers on Natural Hazards & Disasters by Chris Dolan (1996)
"strike-slip fault: A fault along which movement is parallel to the ... Transcurrent
fault: A large-scale strike-slip fault where the fault surface is steep. ..."
5. A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry by Albert Hill Fay (1920)
"... slip parallel with the fault-strike, or the projection of the net slip on a
horizontal line in the fault surface. (Lindgren, p. 121) strike-slip fault ..."
6. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"Transcurrent: See Strike slip fault. Translatory: See Rotary fault. Vertical: A
fault in which the dip is 90° (Lindgren). Fault block. ..."
7. A Handbook of the Petroleum Industry by David Talbot Day (1922)
"Transcurrent: See Strike slip fault. Translatory: See Rotary fault. Vertical: A
fault in which the dip is 90° (Lindgren). Fault block. ..."
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