When Rock Is Broken and Pulverized as the Sides of a Fault

question 120

Multiple Choice

When rock is broken and pulverized as the sides of a fault grind past each other, this generates a loosely coherent, easily moved and easily eroded material called fault ________.

• A)breccia
• B)gouge
• C)grot
• D)slickensides

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