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Pericline

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pericline [′per·ə‚klīn]
(geology)
A fold characterized by central orientation of the dip of the beds.
(mineralogy)
A variety of albite elongated, and often twinned, along theb-axis.
Pericline 

rock strata that on a horizontal cross section of the earth’s surface form arcuate bends or ovals with layers dipping radially from a center. The layers fan out toward the periphery. The beds usually occur in domes and on the margins of anticlines and brachyanticlines.
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The Ealing structure is now mapped as a large asymmetric anticline covering an area of 25,000 acres, while the Arcadia structure is mapped as a high relief "pop-up" pericline covering an area of approximately 15,000 acres.
AMG Oil Ltd. Announces Exercise of Canterbury Basin Drilling Option by PR Newswire
Following the most recent seismic survey and technical evaluation, the Ealing structure is now mapped as a large asymmetric anticline covering an area of 25,000 acres, while the Arcadia structure is mapped as a high relief 'pop-up' pericline covering an area in excess of 12,000 acres.
Indo-Pacific Energy Announces Exercise of Canterbury Basin Drilling ... by PR Newswire
 
 
 
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