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reverse fault

reverse fault

Fault where the rock above an inclined fault surface moves up relative to the rock below it.

All languages

English
reverse fault
Norwegian
reversforkastning
Japanese
逆断層 — ぎゃくだんそう — gyakudan-sō
Korean
역단층 — yeokdancheung
Spanish
falla inversa
French
faille inverse
German
Aufschiebung

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