normal fault
C19982
concept
A normal fault is a type of fracture in the Earth's crust where the hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall block due to extensional (pull-apart) forces.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| normal fault canonical | 6 |
| extensional fault system | 2 |
| detachment fault | 1 |
| extensional fault | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: normal fault
Generated description
A normal fault is a type of fracture in the Earth's crust where the hanging wall block moves downward relative to the footwall block due to extensional (pull-apart) forces.
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Wasatch Fault | — |
| Teton fault | — |
| Ochil Fault | — |
| Ramapo Fault | — |
| Limagne fault | — |
| South Tibetan Detachment System | detachment fault |
| Portland Fault | — |