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Who’s FAULT is it? Picture and Images of Different Types of Faults
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1. Strike Slip Fault
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San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, central California (Photo by Robert E. Wallace)
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San Andreas fault Photo by Robert E. Wallace)
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Boundary? Stress?
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Transform Boundary, Shearing Stress
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More evidence of lateral movement
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Offset Fence - San Andreas Fault California Photo by Jim Mueller
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2. REVERSE FAULT(compression) Hanging Wall Foot Wall
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A reverse fault that also has folded parts of a mountain found in Canada. Photo By Rick Allmendinger
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Reverse fault (left of center) in marble, Brazil.
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Reverse fault in the Catskills
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Reverse fault in the Alps
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A Reverse Fault in the Andes Mountains, Chile. Photo By Rick Allmendinger
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3. NORMAL FAULT
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A Normal Fault Location : Marble Falls, Texas
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HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS IS A NORMAL FAULT AND NOT A REVERSE??
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LOOK AT THE RED LINE!!!!!
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Divergent Boundary Divergent Boundary
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More photos of Normal Faults Lion Mountain, Texas
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The Great Rift Valley, Africa
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Earthquake Trail in Kilauea, Hawaii
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Photo by Henry Johnson Fold - Location Rainbow Gap, Virginia ANTICLINE
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Photo by Duncan Heron Fold - Location West Virginia SYNCLINE
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