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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the three types of stress folds?
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syncline, anticline, and monocline (all compression)
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What is a special type of stress fold that is "sharp"?
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Chevron fold
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The line where the fault happens
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fault trace
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the region of rock misplaced by the fault
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fault scarp
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Difference between hanging wall and footwall
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Miners tunnel: Lamp above can be placed on hanging wall, feet can be placed on footwall
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Normal fault
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Footwall remains stationary, hanging wall has slid down
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Reverse fault
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Hanging wall has slid upwards, footwall remains stationary
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Transform fault
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footwall remains stationary, hanging wall has slid away from viewers (arrows back)
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normal fault yields this type of stress:
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extensional
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reverse fault yields this type of stress:
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compression
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transform fault yields this type of stress:
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shear
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Special type of reverse fault
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thrust fault: Can be found in Alaska
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