A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology. Courtesy of the author & The Karst Waters Institute. 2002.
fault — 1. A fracture in the earth’s crust, across which relative rock movement has taken place, or continues to take place. Fault planes commonly guide vertical or sub vertical shafts in caves, as well as guiding sub horizontal or oblique passages… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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