A mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.
Hanging wall definition geology.
Hanging wall the upper wall of an inclined fault.
Plural hanging walls geology the section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line the corresponding lower section being the footwall.
The upper or overhanging wall of an inclined vein fault or other geologic structure opposed to footwall.
Inclined fault a geological fault in which one side is above the other.
Definition of hanging wall.
The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal.
A wall of water.
Hanging wall and footwall.
A wall of prejudice.
A wall of smoke.
The upper block or in other words the block above the fault plane is called hanging wall.
The underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore compare footwall def.
The block below is called the footwall.
The block below the fault plane or in other words beneath the fault plane is called the footwall.
Negotiations ran into a brick wall.