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Footwall

The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).

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noun
  1. 1

    The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).

  2. 2

    The under wall of an enclosed vein.

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