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Strike

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003650

The compass direction of a horizontal line formed by the intersection of an inclined geological surface, such as a bedding plane or a fault, with a horizontal plane. It is always perpendicular to the dip direction. Geologists measure strike in degrees relative to true north, for example, N30E or 030 degrees.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003650
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003650",
  "term": "Strike",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The compass direction of a horizontal line formed by the intersection of an inclined geological surface, such as a bedding plane or a fault, with a horizontal plane. It is always perpendicular to the dip direction. Geologists measure strike in degrees relative to true north, for example, N30E or 030 degrees.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/strike/"
}

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