Footwall definition the top of the rock stratum underlying a vein or bed of ore.
Faults foot wall hanging wall definition.
Hanging wall definition the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore.
Hanging wall synonyms hanging wall pronunciation hanging wall translation english dictionary definition of hanging wall.
This situation however is generally found only in cirques cut into flat plateaus.
Cirques tarns u shaped valleys arĂȘtes and horns.
Hanging wall definition is the upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall.
The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
This terminology comes from mining.
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In an ideal cirque the headwall is semicircular in plan view.
Hanging wall and footwall.
When working a tabular ore body the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall above him.
The mass of rock overlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
An arcuate cliff called the headwall.
More common are headwalls angular in map view due to irregularities in height along.
The two sides of a non vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall.