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Wasatch Fault
15.
Study the map of the Draper, Utah, quadrangle (Figure 6.11
in the colored plates section of this topic) and mark on the
map the location of the Wasatch Fault along the mountain
front. (Hint: Refer to Figure 6.8 for features found along nor-
mal faults, and begin your identification at Beaver Ponds
Springs.)
16.
Using information on normal faults from Figures 6.6, 6.7,
and 6.8, review the photographs of the site (Figures 2.16 and
6.12) and the map (Figure 6.11), and describe the location
and appearance of at least one of each of the following fea-
tures of a normal fault:
spring
Figure 2.16, also in the colored plates section at the
back of the topic, is a color stereo photograph of this area.
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Locate Beaver Ponds Springs on the photograph, and extend
the fault based on topographic features.
fault scarp
Faults can also be seen on color oblique photographs.
Use Figure 6.12 and identify on it the fault scarp and extend
faceted spur
trace of the fault both north and south.
