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Dip-Slip Fault Definition

Dip-Slip Fault

Dip-Slip Fault: In geology, a dip-slip fault is any fault in which the earth’s movement is parallel with the dip of the fault plane. For example, a normal fault, reverse fault, or listric fault. The opposite of a dip-slip fault is a strike-slip fault.

Normal Fault Dip-Slip Fault
A Normal Fault is a type of Dip-Slip Fault – By Geo Forward

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