footwall
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noun
1.
Mining. the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore. Compare hanging wall ( def 1 ).
2.
Geology. a mass of rock lying beneath a fault plane.
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| Compare hanging wall the rocks on the lower side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein | |
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Footwall
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Science Dictionary
footwall (f t'wôl') Pronunciation Key
The block of rock lying under an inclined geologic fault plane. See more at fault. Compare hanging wall. |
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Example sentences
The section south of the fault is the footwall and the northern part is the hanging wall.
Footwall rocks are highly oxidized, sheared, and cut by anastomosing quartz-sulfide veinlets.
If the fault surface is exposed, the footwall is the side onto which water would drip.
Surface location of a fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
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