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ALL meanings of overthrust

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  • noun overthrust a thrust fault with a low dip and a large slip. 1
  • noun overthrust a thrust fault in which the hanging wall was the one that moved (opposed to underthrust). 1
  • noun overthrust a reverse fault in which the rocks on the upper surface of a fault plane have moved over the rocks on the lower surface 0
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