thrust fault
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a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
thrust fault meaning & definition 1 of thrust fault.
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A type of fault, with movement of the Earths crust, in which a lower stratigraphic layer is pushed up and over a younger one as a result of compression forces.
thrust fault meaning & definition 2 of thrust fault.
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A thrust fault is a break in the Earths crust, across which older rocks are pushed above younger rocks.
thrust fault meaning & definition 3 of thrust fault.
