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What type of fault forms at Transform boundaries
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Transform boundaries produce strike-slip (or transform) faults, where the two plates slide past each other horizontally. Motion can be right-lateral (dextral) or left-lateral (sinistral). If the motion is not perfectly lateral, oblique components produce transpressional (compressional) or transtensional (extensional) features. Examples: the San Andreas Fault (right-lateral strike-slip) and many oceanic transform faults offsetting mid‑ocean ridges.
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