09.5_Thrust_system

Block diagram of a thrust fault, where the hangingwall overlies the footwall.

Terminology of thrust faults (low-angle reverse faults). A klippe is the remnant of the hangingwall (aka nappe), where the surrounding material has been eroded away. A window is where part of the hangingwall has been eroded away to expose the footwall (autochton).

https://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deform/reversefaultLABEL.gif

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