fault-line scarp

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• fault-line scarp —     a) A steep slope or cliff formed by differential erosion along a fault line, as by the more rapid erosion of soft rock on the side of a fault as compared to that of more resistant rock on the other side; e.g., the eastern face of the Sierra… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• fault-line scarp — noun : a cliff or escarpment resulting from the erosion of soft rock that has been brought against hard rock by faulting …   Useful english dictionary

• fault line —    The trace of a fault plane on the ground surface or on a reference plane.    Compare: fault line scarp.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• fault zone —    A fault that is expressed as a zone of numerous small fractures or of breccia or fault gouge. A fault zone may be as wide as hundreds of meters.    Compare: fault, fault line scarp.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Fault scarp — A fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along the fault. It can be caused by differential erosion along an old inactive geologic fault (a sort of old rupture) with… …   Wikipedia

• fault — noun 1 responsibility for sth wrong ADJECTIVE ▪ stupid ▪ It s his own stupid fault his car was stolen he should have kept it locked. ▪ entire ▪ It was my entire fault. I ruined everything. FAULT + VERB …   Collocations dictionary

• fault scarp — noun A step like feature formed by the slippage of a short section of the surface along a fault line …   Wiktionary

• Ochil Fault — A view of the scarp face of the Ochils from the Wallace Monument, facing east. The Ochil Fault is the geological feature which defines the southern edge of the Ochil Hills escarpment, Scotland. North of the fault, Devonian lava flows and… …   Wikipedia

• tilted fault block —    A fault block that has become tilted, perhaps by rotation on a hinge line (fault).    Compare: fault line scarp.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• scarp — noun Etymology: Italian scarpa Date: 1589 1. the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification 2. a. a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion see fault illustration b. a low steep slope along a beach caused by wave erosion •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• San Andreas Fault — The San Andreas Fault is a geologic transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. The fault s motion is right lateral strike slip (horizontal motion). It forms the tectonic boundary… …   Wikipedia