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footwall

/ˈfʊt.wɔːl/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa el bloque de rocas que se encuentra bajo un plano de falla inclinado en una falla geológica.

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noun

/ˈfʊt.wɔːl/C2formaltechnical
  • esSustantivo que designa el bloque de rocas que se encuentra bajo un plano de falla inclinado en una falla geológica.

A noun referring to the mass of rock that lies beneath an inclined fault plane.

  1. Lower fault blockC2formalscientific

    The mass of rock that lies beneath an inclined fault plane in geology.

    esMuro inferior de una falla

    • The footwall remained stable while the hanging wall shifted.
    • Geologists mapped the footwall to understand the fault's movement.
    • Mineral deposits often accumulate along the footwall of a fault.
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