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downthrow fault
A fault that displaces the strata downward relative to the workings approaching it. It would be an upthrow fault to workings on the opposite side.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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