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Horst logo #10101) Actor Buchholtz 2) Actor buchholz 3) Crust 4) German boy name 5) German president köhler 6) German boy name 7) German geological term 8) Herr Wessel 9) Hill of Hesse 10) Jazz pianist Jankowski 11) Ridge between faults
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Horst logo #21000[Spessart] Horst is a hill of Hesse, Germany. ...
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Horst logo #21000[Vogelsberg] Horst is a hill of Hesse, Germany. ...
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Horst logo #21000[geology] In physical geography and geology, a horst is the raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben. A horst is formed from extension of the Earth`s crust. The raised block is a portion of the crust that generally remains stationary or is uplifted while the land has dropped on either side. Horst is German for heap. The Vosges ...
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Horst logo #21000[given name] Horst is a male given name found mostly in German-speaking countries. == Etymology/meaning == The name is of Old High German origin, meaning `man from the forest`, `bosk` or `brushwood`. In modern German, `Horst` is also the equivalent of English aerie, the nest of an eagle. ==Notable people named Horst== ...
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Horst logo #22644A block of the earth's crust, generally long compared to its width, that has been uplifted along faults relative to the rocks on either side.
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horst logo #21160Credit: US Geological Survey An area that has been thrust upward between two roughly parallel faults. A horst is found together with a graben in an extensional environment. The graben are the downdropped blocks and the horst are the upthrown blocks that lie next to the graben. &nb...
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Horst logo #21455A block of the earth's crust, generally long compared to its width, that has been uplifted along faults relative to the rocks on either side.
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horst logo #22291 A block of rock that lies between two faults and has moved upward relative to the two adjacent fault blocks. See also graben.
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Horst logo #22392An elongated block of high topographic relief that is bounded on two sides by steep normal faults. P
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Horst logo #22331An elongate fault block that has been uplifted in relation to the adjacent rocks.
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horst logo #23000 An elongate, elevated block of crust forming a ridge or plateau, typically bounded by parallel, outward-dipping normal faults. See also graben.
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horst logo #20400[n] - a ridge of the earth`s crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
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Horst logo #22734An upfaulted block of rock.
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horst logo #21199a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions. Cf. graben.
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