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normal fault

Summary

normal fault has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • normal fault is a type of fault[2].
  • normal fault's Commons category is recorded as Normal faults[3].
  • normal fault is the opposite of reverse fault[4].
  • normal fault's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Normal faults[5].
  • normal fault's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicfault/Normal_Fault[6].
  • normal fault's studied by is recorded as tectonics[7].

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Definition and Type

normal fault is a type of fault[2]. It is the opposite of reverse fault[4].

Why It Matters

normal fault has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicfault/Normal_Fault
    Quora topic id → Normal-Fault
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3417]]: Normal-Fault"
  2. 20d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Normal faults
    Subclass of → fault
    Opposite of → reverse fault
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10283]]: C2993396000, Moving from [[Q47089]]"
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