Brachysyncline
brachysyncline
[‚brak·i′sin‚klīn] (geology)
A broad, short syncline.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Brachysyncline
a short synclinal fold of layers of rock having an oval cross section. The layers of rock that form the brachysyncline slope toward the center on all sides. A brachysyncline is represented on a geological map in the form of concentric oval rings, with the younger rocks located in the center; the rocks become progressively older toward the periphery.
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