fault line in coal face open cut mine
Graben Fault This fault is produced when tensional stresses result in the subsidence of a block of rock. On a large scale these features are known as Rift Valleys.
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Location: Central coal basin Queensland Australia
Photo credit: © Doug Steley A / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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