footwall

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(fo̵ot′wôl′)

noun

the side beneath an inclined fault, vein, lode, or other type of ore body

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noun
Geology
  1. The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine.
  2. The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.

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