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

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

He believed also that the present coast-line of China has to a large extent been determined by similar faults with their downthrow on the east.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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