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fault
 
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| A fracture or fracture zone in rock along which movement has occurred. |
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active continental margin
 
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the offshore zone, consisting of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, that separates the dry-land portion of a continent from the deep ocean floor.
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anticline
 
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| A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest. |
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dome mountain
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| An uplift that is round or elliptical in map view with beds dipping away in all directions from a central point. |
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fault-block mountain
 
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| A linear mountain that is bounded on both sides by normal faults. |
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joint
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| A fracture in rock along which there has been no displacement. |
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normal fault
 
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| A fault with vertical movement and an inclined fault plane. The block above the fault has moved down relative to the block below the fault. |
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passive continental margin
 
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| the transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate margin. |
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reverse fault
 
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| A fault with vertical movement and an inclined fault plane. The block above the fault has moved upwards relative to the block below the fault. |
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strike-slip fault
 
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| A fault with horizontal displacement, typically caused by shear stress. |
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syncline
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| A trough-shaped fold with youngest strata in the center. |
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