Types of Faults

• Strike Slip Fault: Two layers of rock are shifted horizontally or parallel to the fault plane.

• 1) "Hanging Wall"- The surface of block that is ontop of the plane of the fault.

• 2) "Footwall"- The surface or block that lies below the plane of the fault.

• Reverse Fault: The hanging wall has slipped up in comparison to the foot wall.

• When layers are pushed together this is the kind of fault that occurs.

• Also known as a THRUST FAULT.

• Normal Fault: The hanging wall has slipped down in comparison to the foot wall. Gravity causes the hanging wall to slip down. Normal Faults are from layers being pulled apart.