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Eduncle posted an MCQ
October 19, 2019 • 17:51 pm 0 points
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Figures X and Y show profile sections of folds traced by two cross-bedded sandstone beds. Which one of the following is the correct interpretation?

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    It is also possible for the fold to have the shape of an antiform but strata become younger toward the core it is then called an antiformal syncline. Or the fold has the shape of a synform but strata become older toward the core; it is then called a synformal anticline.
    Antiformal syncline: a second generation antiformal fold on the inverted limb of a recumbent fold and containing youngest rocks in the core;
    Synformal anticline: a second generation synformal fold on the inverted limb of a recumbent fold and containing oldest rocks in the core.

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