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A classification diagram for fold orientations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. J. Rickard
Affiliation:
Geology Department, Australian National University, Canberra A.C.T., Australia

Summary

A new structural diagram is proposed that allows simple precise classification of fold orientations. The diagram is also useful for the analysis of the relationship between fold style and orientation.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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References

Fleuty, M. J. 1964. The description of folds. Proc. Geol. Ass. 75, 461–92.CrossRefGoogle Scholar