Anticline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. The term is not to be confused with antiform , which is a purely descriptive term for any fold ...
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Weald–Artois anticline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Weald–Artois anticline is a large anticline, a geological structure running between the regions of the Weald in southern England and the Artois in northeastern France. The fold formed during the...
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Anticline.: rock sequences pore space rock beds antiform anticlines ... An anticline is a fold structure in which the sides of the fold slope apart. Its shape is concave downward. Technically, it is a fold with younger rocks on the outside, so technically this should be called an antiform until we can confirm the relative...
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; An arch-shaped fold in rock in which rock layers are upwardly convex. The oldest rock layers form the core of the fold, and outward from the core progressively younger rocks occur. ... Anticlines form many excellent hydrocarbon traps, particularly in folds with reservoir-quality rocks in their core ... You are here:
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Diagram of parts of synclines and anticlines; Anticline. Wave-like fold structures include pairs of anticlines and synclines. Axial surfaces are imaginary surfaces that bisect the limbs of folds. << Return to previous page;
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A Virtual Field Trip to the Virgin Anticline ... An anticline is an upward fold in layers of rock. An anticline usually forms during lateral compression. As two regions or tectonic plates are pushed toward each other, something has to give.
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Anticline - Definition of Anticline at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Anticline. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use anticline in a Sentence...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about anticline. anticline. Information about anticline in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... The fold of an anticline may be undulating or steeply curved. A steplike bend in otherwise gently dipping or horizontal beds is a monocline. The opposite of an anticline is a syncline.
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/anticline
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Syncline and anticline are terms used to describe folds based on the relative ages of folded rock layers. A syncline is a fold in which the youngest rocks occur in the core of a fold (i.e., closest to the fold axis), whereas the oldest rocks occur in the core of an anticline.
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