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In structural geology, a fold is a stack of originally planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, that are bent or curved ("folded") during permanent...

The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological...

In structural geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest beds at its core, whereas a syncline is the inverse...

Engineering geology is the application of geological principles to engineering practice for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors affecting...

Geology of Capital Reef U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterpocket Fold "Capitol Reef: Geology". National Park Service. Media...

named geological folds affecting the rocks of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. See the main article on folds for a fuller treatment of fold types and...

consists of a sequence of geologic folds, the formation of which is facilitated by an evaporitic decollement layer. The box folds are still relatively young...

doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.01.004. Geology of the Cape Peninsula – Cape Fold Belt The Cape Fold Belt Geological Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland...

Fold mountains are formed by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust. Before the development of the theory of plate...

United States Geological Survey "Geologic Province and Thermo-Tectonic Age Maps". Earthquake Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. Archived...

Look up fold, -fold, föld, or folding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fold, folding or foldable may refer to: Fold (album), the debut release by Australian...

In structural geology, a syncline is a fold with younger layers closer to the center of the structure, whereas an anticline is the inverse of a syncline...

for quantifying periclinal folds on maps. Geological magazine, 140(6), 721–726. Geological Folds. (26 December 2015). Geology Page. https://www.geologypage...

The Purbeck Monocline is a geological fold in southern England. The term 'fold' is used in geology when one or more originally flat sedimentary strata...

A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or...

construction. Cleavage (geology) Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) Exfoliating granite Fissility (geology) Fold (geology) List of rock textures...

The study of geologic structures has been of prime importance in economic geology, both petroleum geology and mining geology. Folded and faulted rock...

northern extremity. The Hokonui forms part of the Southland Syncline, a geological fold system which extends northwestward from the coast at The Catlins. Owing...

strata formed by tectonic warping (folding) of previously flat-lying strata into a syncline fold. They are geological depressions, the inverse of domes...

The region around the Saar River and its tributary valleys is a geologically folded, mineral-rich, ethnically German, economically important, and heavily...