Meaning fault gouge
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fault gouge


Soft, uncemented, pulverized clay-like material found along some faults.
Source: ge-at.iastate.edu (offline)

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fault gouge


Fault gouge is crushed and ground-up rock produced by friction between the two sides when a fault moves.
Source: earthquake.usgs.gov

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fault gouge


Soft, un-cemented pulverized clay or claylike material, commonly a mixture of minerals in finely divided form, found along some faults or between the walls of a fault, and filling or partly filling a [..]
Source: mcewenmining.com




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