downthrow in English
noun
1
a downward displacement of rock strata.
The close proximity of the Isle of Wight-Purbeck fault zone probably also had an effect on Wealden sedimentation in the Wcssex Basin, as the downthrow on these faults decreases to the west.
verb
1
displace (a rock formation) downward.
The overall effect at the present level of exhumation is shown diagrammatically in Figure 2c. Along many of the major faults, older rocks at late diagenetic grade are downthrown against younger rocks at higher grades.
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1. This is the formula for a thick vertically faulted slab with such a large throw that the downthrow side makes no contribution to the gravitational force.