14.5.2 ContactSide

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Enumeration that specifies the location of the contacts, chosen from the attributes listed below. For example, if you specify contact between a horizon and a fault, you can specify if the contact is on the foot wall side or the hanging wall side of the fault, and if the fault is splitting both sides of a horizon or the older side only.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_wall

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Name

Data Type

Notes

footwall

 

The footwall side of the fault. See picture.

hanging wall

 

The hanging wall side of the fault. See picture.

north

 

For a vertical fault, specification of the north side.

south

 

For a vertical fault, specification of the south side.

east

 

For a vertical fault, specification of the east side.

west

 

For a vertical fault, specification of the west side.

younger

 

Indicates that a fault splits a genetic boundary on its younger side.

older

 

Indicates that a fault splits a genetic boundary on its older side.

both

 

Indicates that a fault splits both sides of a genetic feature.