Displacement
Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001119
The distance and direction of movement of one block of rock relative to another along a fault plane. It is a vector quantity that describes the total offset caused by faulting. Displacement can be measured as net slip, strike slip, or dip slip, depending on the orientation of movement relative to the fault plane.
| Identifier | MLC-T-OAG-001119 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oil and gas |
| Subject | Geology |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "The distance and direction of movement of one block of rock relative to another along a fault plane. It is a vector quantity that describes the total offset caused by faulting. Displacement can be measured as net slip, strike slip, or dip slip, depending on the orientation of movement relative to the fault plane.",
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