fault scarp
Origin of fault scarp
1First recorded in 1895–1900
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How to use fault scarp in a sentence
A normal fault with a hade of 15°, the original fault scarp remaining.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonA distinct fault scarp, fifteen to twenty feet high, developed, and in some cases extended right across cultivated fields.
Geology | William J. MillerThe general character of the fault-scarp changes with the surface features.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles DavisonThere can be no doubt that a fault-scarp is formed in the first place with great rapidity.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles DavisonBut the peculiarity of this pool is that it is not, like the others mentioned above, dammed back by the fault-scarp.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles Davison
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