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New fold terminology – equal and unequal folds

Correspondence and Notes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. E. Tremlett
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The University, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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The new terms ‘equal fold’ and ‘unequal fold’ are defined by whether the ratio of dips of limbs, measured in degrees, is less or greater than 1½.

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Correspondence and Notes
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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