the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein
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The structural elements are ramps and flats related to hanging-wall and footwall positions.
Pedersen, Stig A. Schack 2005, 'Structural analysis of the Rubjerg Knude Glaciotectonic Complex, Vendsyssel, NorthernDenmark', Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletinhttp://www.geus.dk/publications/bull/nr8/nr8.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The presence of extensive scree deposits on the hanging wall of many faults also indicates their re-activation.
Dimitrios Ntokos 2018, 'Neotectonic study of Northwestern Greece', Journal of Mapshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2018.1445562. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this moment of thrust the en-échelon set of periclines constitutes the hanging-wall of the thrust.
FERNANDO CALAMITA, GIOVANNI DEIANA, ALBERTO PIZZI 2017, 'NEOGENE EVOLUTION OF AN ARCUATE STRUCTURE IN THE UMBRIA-MARCHE APENNINES', Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafiahttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/9040. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Structural analysis indicates the presence of down-to-basin footwall and hanging wall faults associated with rollover anticlines and horst-block (back-to-back fault).
U. C. Omoja, T. N. Obiekezie 2019, 'Application of 3D Seismic Attribute Analyses for Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in Uzot-Field,Onshore Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria', International Journal of Geophysicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1706416. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)