Sentence examples for major faults from inspiring English sources

Several small faults also occur in the area and the entire Tertiary sediments are affected by folding and faulting owing to the block movement along the major faults.

The volcanic rock distribution is related to major faults, whereas hydrocarbon reservoir combinations are controlled by the development of faulted basins (Yang et al. 2014).

The museum lies near three major faults: the Santa Monica, the Malibu and the San Andreas.

A spokesman last night reported 150 major faults on the network across Scotland.

"It's one of my major faults that I pursue physical love with such obsession," Haring said.

The major faults trend northwest-southeast, however, and the rivers tend to follow these lines of weakness.

Dr. Simpson said researchers used to track only five or six major faults in the Bay Area.

One of the continued major faults of the NHL is its evaluation and enforcement of the rules.

The area around Lake Baikal is one of massive block faulting in which major faults separate high plateaus and mountain ranges from deep valleys and basins.

More important, the relative motion changed sharply near the two major faults, which indicated that the crust in that region was undergoing significant strain (deformation).

Thomas Dolcimascolo Atlanta, Sept. 14, 2007 • To the Editor: One of President Bush's major faults is his inability to admit a mistake.