Conflict in Fault Terminology: Vertical Separation Versus Throw
Professional Development
December 2007 By Daniel J. Tearpock
Probably no portion of geologic literature has a more confused
terminology than that dealing with faults." This is a profound
statement that is as applicable today as it was when made by H.W.
Straley in 1932. A literature search on the subject of fault
nomenclature, or terminology, shows that as far back as the turn of
the last century, there was great inconsistency in the use of fault
component terminology.