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The trace of a fault plane on the ground surface. Generally a scarp formed directly by movement along a fault and representing the exposed surface of the fault before modification by erosion and weathering. However, usually includes any scarp that is due to the presence of o fault, even though the relief may be erosional (American Geological Institute, 1980).
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