downthrow

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I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval .

From Time Magazine Archive

Under what circumstances should we term a fault a downthrow? and when should we term it an upcast?

From Geology by Geikie, James

Generally, the beds seem to be pulled down in the direction of the downthrow, and drawn up on the opposite side of the fault, as shewn in the diagram.

From Geology by Geikie, James

A normal fault with a hade of 50 degrees, the original fault scarp worn away, showing cliffs caused by harder strata on the downthrow side.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

The escarpments, however, are due in a large degree to the erosion of weaker rock on the downthrow side.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon