block faulting

block faulting

noun Geology.
the process by which tensional forces in the earth's crust cause large bodies of rock to founder.
Compare fault block.


Origin:
1920–25
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Block faulting is always a great word to know.
So is leaching. Does it mean:
tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation
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