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Strike-Slip Fault

A strike-slip fault is a type of geological fault where rocks on either side of the fault plane slide horizontally past each other. This movement is caused by shear stress along the fault plane.

Senses:

1. Geology - Tectonic Fault:

In geology, a strike-slip fault is a tectonic fault line where the dominant movement is horizontal along the fault plane. These faults commonly occur along transform plate boundaries.

Example Sentence:

The San Andreas Fault in California is a well-known strike-slip fault that separates the Pacific and North American plates.

2. Seismology - Earthquake Mechanism:

In seismology, a strike-slip fault refers to the faulting mechanism where rocks on either side of the fault slide horizontally past each other during an earthquake.

Example Sentence:

The destructive earthquake in Turkey was caused by the movement along a strike-slip fault.

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