horst (Crossword)

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• (Vogelsberg) Horst is a hill of Hesse, Germany
• An elongate, elevated block of crust forming a ridge or plateau
• A block of the earth's crust, generally long compared to its width
• A portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults
• An elongate fault block that has been uplifted in relation to the adjacent rocks
• (given name) Horst is a male given name found mostly in German-speaking countries
• An elongated block of high topographic relief that is bounded on two sides by steep normal faults
• A block of rock that lies between two faults and has moved upward relative to the two adjacent fault blocks
• Credit: US Geological Survey An area that has been thrust upward between two roughly parallel faults
• (geology) In physical geography and geology, a horst is the raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben