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...alculate a series of curves to establish a range of probable values of the throw. In all cases, the magnetic high necessarily appears on the upthrown side o ...st cases the magnetic response due to susceptibility overrides that due to throw. The result is that many faults (perhaps as high as 40–50%) show a magnet

<math>\text{SGR} = \frac{\Sigma (\text{shale bed thickness})}{\text{fault throw}} \times 100%</math> The shale thicknesses are measured in a "window" with a height equal to the throw; therefore, this window represents the column of rock that has slid past th

<math>\text{SSF} = \frac{\text{fault throw}}{\text{shale layer thickness}}</math> ...oes not depend on smear distance (although [[lateral]] variations in fault throw would have a corresponding effect on the calculated SSF). SSF thus models t

...exponents; (c) shale smear factor (SSF)<ref name=Lindsay /> given by fault throw divided by source-bed thickness. Methods (a) and (b) model the distance-tap ...to be thickest when derived from thicker source layers and when the fault throw is small. Larger throws tend to erode the shale veneer.

==Interpreting fault throw== There is a fairly reliable way to determine the direction of throw of certain [[basement]] faults from magnetic maps. Faults that vertically [

...arrowhead indicates whether termination is from above or below. For depth, throw, and dip estimates, a simple linear velocity model was used: ''υ''(''z'')

...ating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-23.png|{{figure number|2}}A plot of SGR vs. throw, taken from the preceding example. ...phy that has moved past this portion of the fault is marked in red. As the throw increases, more of the stratigraphy below the R_u and R<sub>d</su

...]] with about 100-300 ft of [[throw]] at the surface and about 30-80 ft of throw in the Niobrara. The faults are usually not present below the Niobrara. The

Fault Seal Analysis method has key factors that are vertical movement (throw) and shale or clay content (Vshale) in the rocks involved in faulting<ref n ...l get thinner with increasing distance of the vertical fault displacement (throw).

...a minimum throw of 12,000 to 14,000 ft (∼3660–4270 m). However, the total throw on the western boundary fault may have been considerably larger than this d ...sted on the FGS prior to late Jurassic [[rift]]ing, then the total maximum throw on the western boundary fault can be estimated as 19,000–24,000 ft (∼57

* Average [[Wikipedia:Fault_(geology)#Slip.2C_heave.2C_throw|throw]] on faults

...gure 1]]. SGR—and seal potential—vary over the surface of the fault as the throw and stratigraphy change. Areas of high SGR are shown in red and orange. Are

...south-southeast and dips mostly southwest. Although highly variable, fault throw is generally 3-15 m (10-50 ft), but locally can be as much as 30 m (100 ft)

* throw Wikipedia:Fault_(geology)#Slip.2C_heave.2C_throw

...stimate attempting to systematically relate damage zone thickness to fault throw is liable to a significant uncertainty as a result.<ref name=Fossenandbale_

...e position and offsets ([[Wikipedia:Fault_(geology)#Slip.2C_heave.2C_throw|throw, heave]], separation, etc.) on faults and map their variation along the fau

...eral sides of the enclosing polygon are faults, while some are lines (zero throw faults) used to close the polygon. Digitized contours and data points for t