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Normal (GFY_1)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: gfy_1.ttl
- Name
normal- Attribute
- GFY Geologic Fault Type
- Definition
- A fault in which the hanging wall appears to have moved downward relative to the footwall. The angle of dip is usually 45 to 90 arc degrees.
- Description
- Normal faults occur where two blocks of rock are pulled apart, as by tension.
- Accepted
- 2016-06-08
- Defined by
- NFDD
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.