Discussion
Omission of part of a sequence in a vertical borehole suggests
Answer: D
Correct answer: a normal fault
A normal fault drops the hanging wall, so beds slide past one another and part of the sequence is cut out where the hole crosses the plane. The amount missing gives a minimum estimate of the throw. The converse test applies to reverse and thrust faults, which repeat beds rather than omitting them.
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