footwall

IPA: fˈʊtwɔɫ

(geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
(mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.

Examples of "footwall" in Sentences

The total area of ore measured on the footwall was
Restoration work on the damaged footwall infrastructure in the
These twin disadvantages usually warrant a straight incline in the footwall.
The total area of the footwall to a depth of 3,000 feet is approximately 9,650 acres.
The ratio of ore area to total explored area, measured in the plane of the footwall, was 21-1/2 per cent.
The first, above, is nearly dip-slip in relative movement, and you can see a close-up of the footwall breccia.
The second fault, below, shows oblique-slip slickensides, and beneath the slickensides, in the footwall, are some calcite masses and a footwall breccia.
In the developed area, 160,000,000 tons of ore had been found, or approximately one ton per square foot of footwall area, or 43,800 per acre of footwall explored.
Molathlegi William Modise, a team leader, alleged that in 1994 or 1995 blasting was done in the footwall of the open cast pit south of where a subsidence occured on November 27 last year.
An inclined shaft may be sunk either on the vein, in which case a pillar of ore must be left to support the shaft; or, instead, it may be sunk a short distance in the footwall, and where necessary the excavation above can be supported by filling.