Faults
http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/faults/index.htm

School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

This site, which accompanies an introductory structural geology class at the University of Leeds, UK, contains information on faults. Topics include normal faults, thrust faults, strike-slip faults, faults and stress, and soft-linked fault systems. The site features explanations of the three basic types of faults with informative diagrams and a photo gallery.

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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.

This resource is referenced here:

• Cutting Edge:Courses:Structural Geology and Tectonics:Visualizations: Folds, Faults, and Shear Zones

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Structural Visualizations, Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology
Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Structural Geology