The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
Faults foot wall hanging wall definition.
Footwall synonyms footwall pronunciation footwall translation english dictionary definition of footwall.
Cirques tarns u shaped valleys arĂȘtes and horns.
Hanging wall definition the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore.
An arcuate cliff called the headwall.
The two sides of a non vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall.
Footwall definition the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.
Other articles where hanging wall is discussed.
In an ideal cirque the headwall is semicircular in plan view.
Hanging wall definition is the upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall.
The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
This terminology comes from mining.
This situation however is generally found only in cirques cut into flat plateaus.
More common are headwalls angular in map view due to irregularities in height along.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it.
The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.