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Types of Faults
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Shearing
Stress that forces sections of rock to slide past each other
Compression
Stress that forces section of rock towards each other.
Tension
Stress that pulls sections of rock apart.
Tension
Hanging wall moves down
Compression
Hanging wall moves up
Shearing
No hanging or Footwall
Hanging wall
Located above the fault
Foot wall
Located below the fault
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