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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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| Both are types of folded rock: Anticlines are upfolds; synclines are downfolds. The increase in cost of product sold for the period ended June 30, 2006 over the prior year period was due to the discovery of a previously undefined fault at the southern end of the Dillon syncline during the 2nd quarter of fiscal 2006. Mining costs were adversely affected, commencing with the quarter ended September 2005, by a previously undefined fault in the southern end of the Dillon syncline resulting in a decrease in coal reserves of approximately 188,000 tonnes. |
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