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Thrust fault

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The ground can break.

Thrust fault Qilian Shan.jpg
Thrust fault Qilian Shan.jpg
Big rocks push each other. Old rocks move on top of new rocks. This can make big mountains. It is a very slow move. Can you see the big rocks?

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File:Thrust fault Qilian Shan.jpg
Thrust fault Qilian Shan.jpg
File:Glencoul Thrust Fault Zone in Scotland 2014.jpg
Glencoul Thrust Fault Zone in Scotland 2014.jpg
File:Small thrust South verging.jpg
Small thrust South verging.jpg
File:Faultbendfold.png
Faultbendfold.png
File:Fault-propagation fold.gif
Fault-propagation fold.gif
File:Duplex1.png
Duplex1.png
File:Antiformal stack.jpg
Antiformal stack.jpg
File:SunRiver.JPG
SunRiver.JPG
File:Thrust Fault Outcrop.jpg
Thrust Fault Outcrop.jpg
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