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When the hanging wall moves down, the fault can be classified as what?

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The answer is a normal fault. The hanging wall moves downward relatively to the foot wall. These classification of faults place fresher or low-graded rocks above the old or high-graded rocks. Normal faults may be found in different countries around the globe.

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