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Based on the direction of slip, faults can be categorized as: strike-slip, where the offset is predominantly horizontal, parallel to the fault trace; dip-slip, offset is predominantly vertical and/or perpendicular to the fault trace; or; oblique-slip, combining strike-slip and dip-slip. Strike-slip faults
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May 1, 2024 · Strike-slip fault, in geology, a fracture in the rocks of Earth’s crust in which the rock masses slip past one another parallel to the strike. These faults are caused by horizontal compression, but they release their energy by rock displacement in a horizontal direction almost parallel to the compressional force.
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Reverse and thrust faults shorten (horizontally) and thicken the crust. They are characteristic of collision origins. A transform (oceanic) or strike-slip (continental) fault is one where the relative motion is horizontal. The fault plane is usually vertical and can be horizontal.
May 1, 2024 · Strike-slip (also called transcurrent, wrench, or lateral) faults are similarly caused by horizontal compression, but they release their energy by rock displacement in a horizontal direction almost parallel to the compressional force. The fault plane is essentially vertical, and the relative slip is lateral along the plane.
Dec 31, 2014 · Detailed Description. Strike-slip faults are vertical (or nearly vertical) fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally. If the block opposite an observer looking across the fault moves to the right, the slip style is termed right-lateral; if the block moves to the left, the motion is termed left-lateral. Details. Length: 00:00:02.
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