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(i) Faulting may occur where horizontal forces act parallel to each other in the opposite or same direction resulting in shearing.
(ii) Faulting may also occur due to vertical movements which may exert a strain in the rocks making them to fracture.
(iii) Faulting may be caused by force acting horizontally away from each other which cause tension in the crystal rocks.The rocks stretch and fracture as a result of tensional forces thus causing faults.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 5, 2017 at 07:09
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