fault gouge

noun

Accumulated crushed rock debris which is the product of the movement of the rocks on each side of a fault.

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Meanings

nounfault gouge (countable and uncountable, plural fault gouges)

plural fault gouges

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAccumulated crushed rock debris which is the product of the movement of the rocks on each side of a fault.
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