Fault nomenclature is difficult to teach. The student is expected to learn a multitude of terms, many of which are used ambiguously in current literature—clear evidence that a systematic approach has not been adopted. A large part of the problem lies in the failure to differentiate separation and slip. This fundamental distinction in fault terminology should permit a clear visualization of what is known and what is inferred.
Most often we can determine only separation, or apparent movement as deduced from map patterns and cross sections. Occasionally we have enough geometric data to deduce the slip or the resultant...
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