--> Figure 24. (A) Faults are commonly interpreted as a single fault-scarp with maximum throw, however, (B) from field observations; we have repeatedly encountered faulting as a series of small step-faults, each with an offset of 2-15 cm. (C) Example of step-faults from Caneadea Gorge, Allegany County.

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Figure 24. (A) Faults are commonly interpreted as a single fault-scarp with maximum throw, however, (B) from field observations; we have repeatedly encountered faulting as a series of small step-faults, each with an offset of 2-15 cm. (C) Example of step-faults from Caneadea Gorge, Allegany County.