Faults

Anatomy of a Fault Faults are the places in the crust where brittle deformation occurs as two blocks of rocks move relative to one another.  The plane along which motion occurs is called the fault plane.  If it is visible at the surface, it is called a fault scarp (Figure 13). Normal and reverse faults display vertical, also known as dip-slip, motion. Dip-slip motion … Continue reading Faults