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Dip fault is a fault plane 

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  1. parallel to the dip of beds
  2. parallel to the strike of a bedding plane
  3. diagonal to the dip of a bedding plane
  4. with no relationship to the bedding plane

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Option 1 : parallel to the dip of beds
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Explanation:

Dip fault:

  • Runs parallel to the dip of the bed, cut across the strike of the bed.

Important Points Strike fault:

  • Strike of the fault essentially parallel to the strike of the adjacent bed. 

Bedding fault :

  • It is the fault that is parallel to the bedding of the rock i.e. Displacement along or parallel to a bedding plane. 

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