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anticline: see fold fold, in geology, bent or deformed arrangement of stratified rocks. These rocks may be of sedimentary or volcanic origin. Although stratified rocks are normally deposited on the earth's surface in horizontal layers (see stratification ), they are often found inclined ..... Click the link for more information. . anticline a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest 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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Two main types: anticlines, arch-shape upward folds, and synclines, bowl-shape downward folds. In mapping out what it believes to be the location of these anticlines, there existed some 10,000 acres that were key to containing 100% of the two anticlines covering the Maverick Springs Prospect. Both are types of folded rock: Anticlines are upfolds; synclines are downfolds. |
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