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English: Hanging wall vs Foot wall - faults are classified by how the two rocky blocks on either side of a fault move relative to each other. The one shown here is a reverse fault. The hanging wall block is always above the fault plane, while the foot wall block is always below the fault plane.
Date circa 2010
date QS:P,+2010-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/deform/ghangft.html
Author USGS
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.

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