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Blind reverse fault

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Solid Earth Mantle convection Plate tectonics Geological fault Dip-slip faulting Reverse faulting
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A fault with reverse slip whose upper tip remains beneath the ground surface. It can deform the overburden through folding, localized fold scarps, and secondary faults.

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  • Anticline
  • Fault-propagation fold
  • Flexural slip
  • Fold scarp
  • Past exam of the year 2 of the earth sciences (geology) course of the University of Oxford / 2022 / Paper 1 / 3 / d / iii / Solution
  • Past exam of the year 2 of the earth sciences (geology) course of the University of Oxford / 2022 / Paper 1 / 3 / d / ii / Solution
  • Past exam of the year 2 of the earth sciences (geology) course of the University of Oxford / 2025 / Paper 3 / 4 / b / Solution

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