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overthrust [′ō·vər‚thrəst]
(geology) A thrust fault that has a low dip or a net slip that is large. Also known as low-angle thrust; overthrust fault. A thrust fault with the active element being the hanging wall. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | There is a wide variety of traps from those associated with normal faulting on the passive side of basins to complex fold-fault traps where overthrusting has resulted from mountain building at active basin margins. Results of thermal modeling achieve good fits to the data when scenarios involve an early Miocene phase of overthrusting of a hot hanging wall over a downgoing footwall, followed by the initiation of a duplex within Lesser Himalayan Sequence rocks. There is a wide variety of traps from those associated with normal faulting on the passive side of basins to complex fold-fault traps where overthrusting has resulted from mountain building at active basin margins. |
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