who’s fault is it? picture and images of different types of faults
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Who’s FAULT is it?
Picture and Images of Different Types of Faults
1. Strike Slip Fault
San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, central California(Photo by Robert E. Wallace)
San Andreas faultPhoto by Robert E. Wallace)
San Andreas faultPhoto by Robert E. Wallace)
Boundary? Stress?
Transform Boundary, Shearing Stress
More evidence of lateral movement
Offset Fence - San Andreas Fault California
Photo by Jim Mueller
2. REVERSE FAULT(compression)
Hanging Wall
Foot Wall
A reverse fault that also has folded parts of a mountain found in Canada.
Photo By Rick Allmendinger
Reverse fault (left of center) in marble, Brazil.
Reverse fault in the Catskills
Reverse fault in the Alps
A Reverse Fault in the Andes Mountains, Chile.Photo By Rick Allmendinger
3. NORMAL FAULT
A Normal
Fault
Location :
Marble Falls,
Texas
HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS IS A NORMAL FAULT AND NOT A REVERSE??
LOOK AT THE RED LINE!!!!!
Divergent Boundary
More photos of Normal Faults
Lion Mountain, Texas
The Great Rift Valley, Africa
Earthquake Trail in Kilauea, Hawaii
Photo by Henry Johnson
Fold - Location Rainbow Gap, VirginiaANTICLINE
Photo by Duncan Heron
Fold - Location West VirginiaSYNCLINE
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