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Dip slip faults |
Where displacement occurs along an inclined/dipping fault plane |
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Normal fault |
Result of tensional stress and widens crust |
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Reverse faults |
Result of compressional stress Narrows crust |
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Thrust faults |
Result of compression Fault plane dips at less than 30 degrees |
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Strike slip faults |
Largely horizontal movement due to shearing |
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Tear fault |
Can be sinistral or dextral |
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Transform faults |
Plate movement past each other |
