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fault in a sandstone deposit
A fault in sandstone strata shows a break in the layers.
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Fault types in tectonic earthquakes
Types of faulting in tectonic earthquakes. In normal and reverse faulting, rock masses...
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San Andreas Fault
At the San Andreas Fault in California, the North American Plate and the Pacific...
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