Thrust fault
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A thrust fault is a break in the Earth's crust, across which older rocks are pushed above younger rocks.
Thrust fault in the Qilian Shan, China. The older (left, blue, and red) thrust over the younger (right, brown).
The Glencoul Thrust at Aird da Loch, Assynt in Scotland. The irregular grey mass of rock is formed of Archaean or Paleoproterozoic Lewisian gneisses thrust over well-bedded Cambrian quartzite, along the top of the younger unit.
Small thrust fault in the cliffs at Lilstock Bay, Somerset, England; displacement of about two metres (6.6 ft)
Antiformal stack of thrust imbricates proved by drilling, Brooks Range Foothills, Alaska
Qilian Mountains
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The Qilian Mountains, along with the Altyn-Tagh sometimes known as the Nan Shan as it is to the south of the Hexi Corridor, are northern outliers of the Kunlun Mountains, forming the border between th
Thrust fault
…Thrust fault in the Qilian Shan, China. The older (left, blue, and red) thrust over the younger (right, brown). The Glencoul Thrust at Aird da Loch, Assynt in Scotland. The irregular…
Qilian Mountains in Qilian County, Qinghai
View of Qilian Mountains