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reverse fault

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reverse fault [ri′vərs ′fȯlt]
(geology)
thrust fault


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The main part of the fault, an approximate 50 km-long section running from the NW to the central part of the fault strand, showed major displacement that was dominated by reverse fault components.
AIST On-Site Survey Identifies Surface Fault Associated with the 2005 ... by JCN Newswires
Results from the drilling indicate that gold and copper mineralization is present in the hanging wall of a brittle reverse fault that placed deformed, mafic volcanic rocks over younger, fine grained epiclastic sedimentary rocks.
Everton Intersects Gold Mineralization from Drilling at the Tres ... by Business Wire
The C1 Santa Luz ore body is a reverse fault, breccia-hosted gold deposit.
Yamana Provides Exploration Update for C1 Santa Luz by Business Wire
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