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Codex (@codex,  0) ... Mantle convection Plate tectonics Geological fault Dip-slip faulting Normal faulting Normal fault
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A long-lived low-angle normal fault that can exhume deep crust or mantle. Its mapped scarp need not be a plate-motion arrow.

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  • Past exam of the plate tectonics course of the University of Oxford / 2024 / 3 / a / Solution

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