Strike slip faulting is the twp sides of the fault moving past each other. What is sinistral
2007-06-07 17:10:12 · 4 answers · asked by michael s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I gave you a pictured illustrated slip faults. this will help.
2007-06-07 18:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kristenite’s Back! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are looking ALONG a strike slip fault, then the left hand side has moved TOWARDS you - that is sinistral movement.
The opposite movement is called dextral.
2007-06-07 17:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sinistral faults are also called left-lateral faults where the opposite block moves to your left looking at right angle to the fault plane.
2007-06-07 17:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by deo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dip-slip fault happens while the circulate of the fault is extremely vertical, so the floor point on one component of the fault is decreased. A strike-slip fault happens while the circulate of the fault is horizontal, so the floor point on the two component of the fault remains extra or much less a similar.
2016-12-18 17:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋