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strike fault
noun
Geology.
- a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
strike fault
noun
- a fault that runs parallel to the strike of the affected rocks
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The effect of a strike fault of diminishing throw is seen in fig.
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A fault running parallel to the strike of bedded rocks is a strike fault; one which runs along the direction of the dip is a dip fault; a so-called diagonal fault takes a direction intermediate between these two directions.
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