The hanging wall is the rock mass above an inclined fracture plane (fault). Based on the relative direction of movement of the hanging wall and footwall, faults can be categorised as normal faults, reverse faults (thrust faults) and transform faults (strike-slip faults).
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(2020). Hanging Wall. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_1022
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