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A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall is a _____.
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A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall is a _____.

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Normal fault. Normal (extensional ) fault is a displacement of a rock as a result of rock-mass movement and occurs when the crust is stretching. Because of the stretching the thickness of the crust is reduced and the crust or horizontally extended.



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