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Sinistral

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003428

Describing the sense of movement on a strike-slip fault where the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the left relative to an observer. This left-lateral motion is determined by observing offset features across the fault plane. Sinistral faults are common in areas of regional shear.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003428
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003428",
  "term": "Sinistral",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Describing the sense of movement on a strike-slip fault where the block on the opposite side of the fault moves to the left relative to an observer. This left-lateral motion is determined by observing offset features across the fault plane. Sinistral faults are common in areas of regional shear.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/sinistral/"
}

Record 3,639 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.