These blocks now contain vertical layers. Rotate both movies to understand how this fault has offset the blocks. Then on your own paper answer the questions below, one at a time. Is this fault dip-slip, strike-slip, or oblique? Which way are the layers on the opposite side of the fault offset? Can you figure out why this type of strike-slip fault is called a left-lateral fault? |
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Continue to the next page to examine different types of faults. |
Faults - Left Lateral |