This section will allow you to observe blocks containing various types of faults.  Of the three buttons below, each one will take you to a series of pages that will let you explore various types of faults.  We recommend that you go through the sections in the following order: "Types of Faults", "Layers Inside Blocks", and "Folds Inside Blocks".  Again, for the quiz at the end of this section, make sure you look at all of the feature types within the three sections.

This is an introduction to the different types of faults.

This is an exploration of how the different fault types offset layers of various orientations.

This is an exploration of how faults offset folds inside blocks.

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