This terminology comes from mining.
Hanging wall fault.
The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
The block below is called the footwall.
The underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore compare footwall def.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
Hanging wall definition of hanging wall by the free dictionary.
The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it.
When rocks slip past each other in faulting the upper or overlying block along the fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
Hanging wall and footwall the two sides of a non vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall.
Hanging wall definition is the upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.
When working a tabular ore body the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall above him.
A mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.
The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.