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How to use downthrow in a sentence

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The structural style comprised half-grabens bounded by faults whose dip and downthrow were mostly to the south.
We use these values to estimate the maximum downthrow of the Skinos fault as 1.12 km from basic trigonometry.
Kinematic indicators for main phase deformation fabrics consistently demonstrate a sinistral sense of displacement with a minor southeasterly component of downthrow.
The Great Pemberton Fault is a downthrow and passes Pemberton, Orrell and to the west of Shevington.
Downthrow on the east side of this fault places the Simpsons Field Formation in tectonic contact with the Jacquet River Formation and creates a half-graben structure.
Examples from Classical Literature
Dikes and faults are denominated upthrow or downthrow, according to the position they are met with in working the mine.
A dislocation is spoken of as a downthrow or an upcast, according to the direction in which it is approached.
Under what circumstances should we term a fault a downthrow?
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