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January 3, 2021 1:14 pmpts 30 pts
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Attitudes of the two limbs of a non-plunging kink fold shown below are 045°, 20°se and 045, 40°nw. the dip amount (in degrees) of the axial plane of the kink f

Attitudes of the two limbs of a non-plunging kink fold shown below are 045°, 20°SE and 045, 40°NW. The dip amount (in degrees) of the axial plane of the kink fold is (answer in one decimal place). NW SE 40 20° LIMB 2 LIMB 1
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  • Saurabh shukla
    Please find solution below..
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  • Rahul pandey Best Answer
    Answer: Dip amount of axial plane = 80° (towards SE) Axial plane of the fold will be the bisector plane of two limbs. The angle between two limbs = 180 - (20+40) = 120 Bisector...
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    Yukti Garg
    understood. thank u sir