thrust fault
C16783
concept
A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault where rock layers are pushed up and over adjacent rocks at a low angle, typically due to compressional tectonic forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| thrust fault canonical | 9 |
| geological thrust fault | 3 |
| megathrust fault segment | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: thrust fault
Generated description
A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault where rock layers are pushed up and over adjacent rocks at a low angle, typically due to compressional tectonic forces.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Keystone Thrust Fault | — |
| Main Central Thrust zone | — |
| Main Boundary Thrust zone | — |
| Tokai segment | megathrust fault segment |
| Ben More Thrust | geological thrust fault |
| Sgurr Beag Thrust | geological thrust fault |
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Glarus Alps
surface form:
Glarus thrust
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geological thrust fault |
| Main Boundary Thrust | — |
| MBT | — |
| Main Central Thrust | — |
| Himalayan Frontal Thrust | — |
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Glarus thrust (geological feature)
surface form:
Glarus thrust
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