In an ideal cirque the headwall is semicircular in plan view.
Hanging wall footwall hanging wall up.
On each photo draw arrows showing the relative movement on each side of the fault.
In a non vertical fault where the fault plane dips the footwall is the section of the fault that lies under the fault while the hanging wall lies over the fault the names come about from the.
This situation however is generally found only in cirques cut into flat plateaus.
Reverse faults indicate compressive shortening of the crust.
A reverse fault is the opposite of a normal fault the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Label the hanging wall block and the footwall block on each of the faults illustrated in figure 1.
Cirques tarns u shaped valleys arêtes and horns.
The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
Other articles where hanging wall is discussed.
The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
Reverse faults form when the hanging wall moves up.
These usually occur when tectonic forces cause tension that pulls rocks apart.
The forces creating reverse faults are compressional pushing the sides together.
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When the hanging wall moves down in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
Hanging wall definition the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore.
Footwall synonyms footwall pronunciation footwall translation english dictionary definition of footwall.
More common are headwalls angular in map view due to irregularities in height along.
Draw a normal and reverse fault label the hanging wall and footwall for each also show how they move for each fault.
When the hanging wall moves up in relative to the footwall it is called a fault.
The terminology of normal and reverse comes from coal mining in england where normal faults are the most common.
In a reverse fault the hanging wall right slides over the footwall left due to compressional forces.
