Hanging Wall Plane Definition

The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.

Hanging wall plane definition.

See also planing and plastic surgery. To rub away or abrade. A superficial incision in the wall of a. The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.

Published by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. Geological science the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein. See more at fault. The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.

A flat surface determined by the position of three points in space. An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections see accompanying figure. The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal. The block below is called the footwall.

The american heritage science dictionary copyright 2011. The rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein meaning pronunciation translations and examples log in dictionary. Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.