Rotate these blocks cut by a strike-slip fault.  Pay attention to the direction of faulting and how this affects the layers within the block.  Do you think the blocks below show a left-lateral or right-lateral fault?  Why?  

How is this fault different from dip-slip faults?  Describe out loud the differences between dip-slip and strike-slip faults.


Rotate block

Rotate block

Faults - Strike Slip