What is the amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow called?
throw — (Mining) The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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