ring fault

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ring fault [′riŋ ‚fȯlt]

(geology)

A fault that bounds a rift valley.

A steep-sided fault pattern that is cylindrical in outline and associated with cauldron subsidence. Also known as ring fracture.

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No references found			Surface mapping and sampling by Seabridge during 2005 have traced part of an arcuate ring fault along the edge of the basin which may have been the conduit for precious metals in the system. Seabridge Gold Identifies New Target at Four-Mile Basin by Business Wire Geologic and alteration mapping and geophysical surveys have identified a major system of ring faults defining a large domal feature averaging 2,100 meters in diameter that appears to control the emplacement of ore in the existing open pits and present reserve base. Exploration Drilling At Florida Canyon Identifies Significant Gold ... by Business Wire And, since each OmniSwitch port acts as a token ring bridge, beaconing conditions and other ring faults are isolated to a very small number of users. Xylan ships 48-port token ring switch by Business Wire			Rinehart, William Henry Ring ring A ring B ring bus ring C ring cairn ring canal ring circuit ring closure ring complex ring compound ring counter ring course ring crusher ring current ring D ring data structure ring deoxyribonucleic acid ring depression Ring des Nibelungen, Der ring dike ring discharge ring E ring F ring fault ring finger ring fissure ring fracture ring G ring gage ring galaxy ring gasket ring gate ring gear ring head ring holes ring in ring isomerism ring isomorphism ring jewel ring job ring laser ring lifter ring louver ring main ring micrometer ring modulator Ring Nebula ring network Ring of Fire			ring depression Ring Dermoid of Cornea Ring des Nibelungen, Der Ring Deutscher AuPair Vermittler Ring Deutscher Makler Ring Deutscher Pfadfinderinnenverbände Ring Dike ring discharge ring disease Ring Domain Ring dotterel Ring Down Ring Down ring down the curtain ring down the curtain ring down the curtain ring down the curtain ring down the curtain Ring dropper Ring dropping ring E Ring Electrode ring enhancement Ring Enhancing Lesion Ring Error Monitor Ring Evangelischer Deutscher Burschenschaften Ring Experienced Fight Specialists ring F ring false ring fault Ring fence Ring fence Ring fence ring fences ring fences ring fences ring fencing ring fencing ring fencing Ring Fiber Ring Fibers Ring Fibre Ring Fibres Ring final circuit Ring final circuit Ring final circuit ring finger ring finger ring finger Ring Finger Domain Ring Finger Domain Ring Finger Domain Ring Finger Domain Ring Finger Domain RING finger LIM domain-binding protein Ring Finger Protein Ring Finger Protein ring fingers ring fingers ring fingers

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