Overthrust (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Geology.
  1. a thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip.
  2. a thrust fault in which the hanging wall was the one that moved (opposed to underthrust).
noun
  1. a reverse fault in which the rocks on the upper surface of a fault plane have moved over the rocks on the lower surface
Overthrust (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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