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Definition of Downthrow

Downthrow
Downthrow Down"throw`, n. (Geol.) The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw, n.

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- Peckforton Fault runs into the parish from the SE then turns north. It downthrows to the east. Two parallel unnamed faults, both downthrowing to the west...
- with a substantial downthrow to the southeast. Running NE-SW through the middle of the range is the Cairnmuir Fault which downthrows to the northwest....
- Jihaguk daejeok toechi seolhwa (Korean: 지하국대적퇴치 설화; lit. The Downthrow of the Fearsome Underworld Enemy) is a Korean folktale about a heroic figure who...
- mouth of the River Weaver. Both of these faults and others in the area downthrow to the east. Movement on them is thought to have taken place in the Tertiary...
- parish. The town straddles the Red Rock Fault. Its 200-metre (660 ft) downthrow to the west brings the Permo–Tri****ic sandstones and mudstones of the...
- coal workings. In effect this meant two shafts which aided ventilation. Downthrow A fault, when approached from the higher side. Drawer A drawer, putter...
- the fault are termed upthrow, while those on the lower side are termed downthrow. tidal cr**** tidal flat An extensive, nearly horizontal, barren or sp****ly...
- is formed from a great variety of Jur****ic age strata. A fault which downthrows the rock strata to the west effectively truncates the Wolds at Hunmanby...
- Peckforton Fault, a major north–south-aligned geological fault which downthrows the strata to the east. A low ridge of glacial moraine extending east...
- North Craven Fault has a downthrow of about 200 metres (660 ft), and a few hundred yards away the South Craven Fault has a downthrow of about 1,200 metres...