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Dip-Slip Fault
A fault on which the relative movement is parallel to the dip of the fault.
Strike-Slip Fault
A type of fault where two blocks of the Earth's crust slide past one another horizontally, with little to no vertical movement.
Normal Fault
A type of fault where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall due to tensional forces.
Horizontal Compression
The force that acts in parallel opposition across the Earth's crust, leading to folding, faulting, or shortening of geological formations.
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