transpressional

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Term: transpressional
Definition:

A fault along which strike-slip deformation is accompanied by a component of shortening transverse to the fault.
SWEET Earth Science
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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