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SINISTRAL STRIKE-SLIP FAULT [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
OBS

strike-slip fault: A type of fault whose surface is typically vertical or nearly so. The motion along a strike-slip fault is parallel to the strike of the fault surface, and the fault blocks move sideways past each other. A strike-slip fault in which the block across the fault moves to the right is described as a dextral strike-slip fault. If it moves left, the relative motion is described as sinistral.

OBS

sinistral strike-slip fault: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

faille de décrochement senestre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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