Pic of the day #20

(a) Cross section showing the geometry of ramps and flats along a thrust fault. The fault geometry is shown prior to displacement on the fault.
(b) Cross section illustrating hanging-wall and footwall flats and ramps. Segment AB is a hanging-wall flat on a footwall flat. Segment BC is a hanging-wall flat on a footwall ramp. Segment CD is a hangingwall ramp on a footwall flat, and segment DE is a hanging-wall flat on a footwall flat.

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