diagonal fault

diagonal fault

[dī′ag·ən·əl ′fȯlt]
(geology)
A fault whose strike is diagonal or oblique to the strike of the adjacent strata. Also known as oblique fault.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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