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Flour and sand deformation demo. Side view. P. max. Up throw. Down throw. P. min. TENSION. P. min. throw. P. max. Fault scarp. Side view 2. Fault scarp. Aerial view. Another fault?.
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Side view P. max Up throw Down throw P. min TENSION P. min throw P. max
Fault scarp Side view 2
Fault scarp Aerial view Another fault?
Creigiau Quarry, Llansannan. Upper Nantglyn Flags Group. Bedding plane exhibiting tectonic ripples and slickensides. Credit: British Geological Survey
Geology of the Malham area, North Yorks. Fault scarp
Fault Breccia Deformed rock Shattered rock Deformed rock
P. min So what type of deformation have we got here? P. max P.max P.min
NORMAL FAULT REVERSE FAULT COMPRESSION TENSION