Figure 18.Three major types of faults.

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thrust faults: top (hanging) wall
pushed up the fault plane

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normal faults: top (hanging) wall
slides down the fault plane

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strike-slip faults: sides slip past
each other, not up or down

A. right-lateral
B. left-lateral

compression