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block mountain definition ​

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Answered by charm22
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Block Mountains id defined as the result of faulting caused by tensile and compressive forces motored by endogenetic forces coming from within the earth, also known as fault block mountains. Block mountains repre­sent the upstanding parts of the ground between two faults or on either side of a rift valley or a graben.

(i) Tilted block mountains having one steep side represented by fault scarp and one gentle side and

(i) Tilted block mountains having one steep side represented by fault scarp and one gentle side and(ii) Lifted block mountains represent real horst and are characterized by flattened summit of tabular shape and very steep side slopes represented by two boundary fault scarps, Block mountains are also called as horst mountains.

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Answered by sakshi3689
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A mountain formed by natural faults in the earth crust . Block mountain can be defined as the result of faulting caused by tensile and compressive forces motored endogenetic by forces comming from within the earth , also known as fault block mountains block mountain represent upstanding parts of the ground between two faults or on either side of a rift valley or a graben.

(I) Tilted block mountains having one step having one steep side representated by fault scarp and one gentle side .

(11) Lifted block mountains represent real horst and are characterised by flattened summit of tabular shape and very steep side slopes represented by two boundary , fault cracks , block mountains are also called as horst mountains .

(111) young block mountains around Albert , Warner and klamath lakes in the steens mountains districts of southern Oregon , wastach Range in the Utah province etc , in the USA .

(1V) This mountains extend for a length of 640m having a width of 80 km.

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