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Geologic Fault (DB110)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: db110.ttl
- Name
GeologicFault- Kind
- FeatureType
- Definition
- A fracture or zone of fractures in a rock formation, marked by the relative displacement on either side of the plane of the fracture.
- Description
- The intersection of a geologic fault with the ground surface is termed the 'fault trace' and is commonly plotted on maps to represent a fault. Since geologic faults do not usually consist of a single, clean fracture, the term 'fault zone' (or 'distributed fault') is often used when referring to the zone of complex deformation and numerous small fractures that is associated with the fault plane.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Geometry
- point, curve, surface
- Subtype of
- ZI028 Feature Entity
- Attributes
- FDI Geologic Dip — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AngleMeasureMeta
- GFY Geologic Fault Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype GeologicFault_geologicFaultTypeMeta; values: GFY_1 Normal, GFY_10 Oblique, GFY_11 Decollement, GFY_12 Shear Zone, GFY_13 Transverse, GFY_2 Thrust, GFY_3 Reverse, GFY_4 Strike-slip, GFY_5 Extension, GFY_6 Transpression, GFY_7 Restraining Bend, GFY_8 Transextension, GFY_9 Releasing Bend
- SDI Geologic Strike Direction — multiplicity 0..1; datatype AngleMeasureMeta
- GFT Geologic Fault Trace Visible — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.