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    Compressional Stress Along a Fault Can Result in a Dropped
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Compressional Stress Along a Fault Can Result in a Dropped

Question 76

Question 76

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Compressional stress along a fault can result in a dropped footwall block relative to the hanging-wall side,producing a


A) reverse fault.
B) lateral fault.
C) normal fault.
D) strike-slip fault.
E) transform fault.

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