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Dextral

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001049

Describing the sense of movement along a strike-slip fault where the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the right relative to an observer. This type of fault motion is also known as right-lateral. Dextral faults can create or modify structural traps for hydrocarbons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001049
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001049",
  "term": "Dextral",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Describing the sense of movement along a strike-slip fault where the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the right relative to an observer. This type of fault motion is also known as right-lateral. Dextral faults can create or modify structural traps for hydrocarbons.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/dextral/"
}

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