Sentences with THRUST-FAULT
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"A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault in which the hanging wall moves up and over the footwall."
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"The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a major thrust fault."
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"Geologists study thrust faults to understand the deformation of the Earth's crust."
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"Movement along a thrust fault can cause significant earthquakes."
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"The displacement along a thrust fault can be horizontal, vertical, or both."
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"The rocks on one side of a thrust fault are typically older than those on the other side."
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"The Himalayas were formed due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates along a thrust fault."
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"The Lewis Thrust in Montana is a well-known example of a thrust fault."
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"The Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States were formed by thrust faulting."
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"The movement along a thrust fault can occur slowly over millions of years or rapidly during an earthquake."
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"The San Andreas Fault is a well-known example of a thrust fault."
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"The earthquake was caused by movement along a thrust fault."
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"The displacement along the thrust fault was measured to be several meters."
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"The fault line shows evidence of multiple thrust faults."
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"A major thrust fault was responsible for the uplift of the Himalayas."
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"Geologists study the geometry and mechanics of thrust faults."
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"The thrust fault caused the rock layers to be folded and overturned."
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"The petroleum reservoir is trapped beneath a thrust fault."
