Definition
A fault with an inclined fault surface, along which the hanging wall (rock mass above fault surface) moves upward relative to the foot wall (rock mass below fault surface) (Fig. 1).
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Klimczak, C. (2015). Reverse Fault. In: Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (eds) Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_304
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