Hanging Wall Plane Definition

The block of rock lying above an inclined geologic fault plane.

Hanging wall plane definition.

A specified level as the plane of anesthesia. The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine. An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections see accompanying figure. See more at fault.

Published by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall. The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal. The rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein meaning pronunciation translations and examples log in dictionary.

A flat surface determined by the position of three points in space. The american heritage science dictionary copyright 2011. The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface. A superficial incision in the wall of a.

Collins english dictionary complete and unabridged 12th edition 2014 harpercollins publishers 1991 1994 1998 2000 2003 2006 2007 2009 2011 2014. The block below is called the footwall. Geological science the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein.