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Overthrust

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004402

A type of thrust fault with a very low dip angle, where older rock units are pushed over younger ones for a considerable horizontal distance. These large-scale faults are characteristic of compressional tectonic regimes and mountain building. Overthrusts can create complex structural traps for hydrocarbon accumulation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004402
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Overthrust",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A type of thrust fault with a very low dip angle, where older rock units are pushed over younger ones for a considerable horizontal distance. These large-scale faults are characteristic of compressional tectonic regimes and mountain building. Overthrusts can create complex structural traps for hydrocarbon accumulation.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/overthrust/"
}

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