The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
Hanging wall fault.
A mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.
The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it.
This terminology comes from mining.
Hanging wall and footwall the two sides of a non vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
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The block below is called the footwall.
When rocks slip past each other in faulting the upper or overlying block along the fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.
The block below is called the footwall.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
When working a tabular ore body the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall above him.
The underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore compare footwall def.