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Fig. 7.38.
Seismic reflection profile from
the Ruhr district, Germany.
(Drozdzewski 1983)
points 1, 4, 2? What is the attitude of the fault plane given by the three points 2, 3, 4?
What is the attitude of a fault plane through wells 1, 2, and 3? Is this a possible fault
plane? Why or why not?
7.8.6
Estimating Fault Offset
Use Table 7.1 to answer the following questions. A fault in the Black Warrior basin of
Alabama has a maximum displacement of 100 m. How long is it? What is the length
range if the fault is a thrust in the Canadian Rocky Mountains? A fault in the Black
