Overthrust fault - Overthrust fault

Japanese: 押しかぶせ断層 - おしかぶせだんそう
Overthrust fault - Overthrust fault
A reverse fault is a fault with a gentle inclination (less than 45°). The hanging wall slides up against the footwall, and the rock mass that slides up moves, folds, or topples over, forming a deck structure (an overthrow structure).
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Japanese:
断層面の傾斜がゆるやか(45°より小)な場合の逆断層。上盤は下盤に対してずり上がり,ずり上がった岩体の移動・褶曲(しゅうきょく)・横倒れなどの重なりでデッケン構造(押しかぶせ構造)ができる。
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