Displaced or moved downward along a fault; having experienced downward movement due to geological forces.
Past participle of 'downthrow,' used as an adjective in geological terminology to describe rock formations that have been displaced downward.
The 'downthrown block' in a fault tells you which way the earth was being pulled—it's like a giant stone fingerprint showing the direction of tectonic stress.
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