downthrow
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I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval .
From Time Magazine Archive
The downthrow was not the work of one single act of disturbance—it went on for ages.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
The escarpments, however, are due in a large degree to the erosion of weaker rock on the downthrow side.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
A normal fault with a hade of 50 degrees, the original fault scarp worn away, showing cliffs caused by harder strata on the downthrow side.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Under what circumstances should we term a fault a downthrow? and when should we term it an upcast?
From Geology by Geikie, James
