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syncline a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis syncline [′sin‚klīn] (geology) A fold having stratigraphically younger rock material in its core; it is concave upward. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Trenching exposed two flat lying veins that are separated by about 2 metres and are gently folded into a SE plunging open synform. The Grasvally property overlies the southern end of the Rooipoort synform and effectively provides an additional 3,000 metres of potential strike of the prospective PGE mineralized zones discovered on the Rooipoort property and delineated by drilling over the last 15 months. Recent mapping has led to a new interpretation of the M7 satellite deposit to the Jinlonggou deposit at the Tanjianshan Gold Project in China, 85% owned by Afcan The mineralised package of diorites and phyllites is now interpreted as folded into an antiformal structure, complementary to the Jinlonggou synform 300 metres to the northwest. |
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