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Fault

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001377

A fracture or zone of fractures in rock along which there has been observable displacement. Faults result from tectonic forces and can range in size from a few centimeters to hundreds of kilometers. They are classified by the relative movement of the rock blocks, such as normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001377
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001377",
  "term": "Fault",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A fracture or zone of fractures in rock along which there has been observable displacement. Faults result from tectonic forces and can range in size from a few centimeters to hundreds of kilometers. They are classified by the relative movement of the rock blocks, such as normal, reverse, or strike-slip faults.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/fault/"
}

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