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    A Thrust Fault Is Best Described as ________
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A Thrust Fault Is Best Described as ________

Question 82

Question 82

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A thrust fault is best described as ________.


A) a steeply inclined, oblique-slip fault
B) a low-angle, reverse fault
C) a vertical, normal fault
D) a near vertical, strike-slip fault

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