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Strike-slip fault

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003652

A type of fault where the dominant movement of the rock blocks is horizontal and parallel to the strike of the fault plane. These faults result from shear stress and can be either right-lateral (dextral) or left-lateral (sinistral). The San Andreas Fault is a prominent example of a strike-slip fault.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003652
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Strike-slip fault",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A type of fault where the dominant movement of the rock blocks is horizontal and parallel to the strike of the fault plane. These faults result from shear stress and can be either right-lateral (dextral) or left-lateral (sinistral). The San Andreas Fault is a prominent example of a strike-slip fault.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/strike-slip-fault/"
}

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