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Penecontemporaneous folding from the Lower Palaeozoic of the Trondheimsfjord region, Norway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. Roberts
D. Roberts
Affiliation:
Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse, Post Box 3006, 7001 Trondheim, Norway
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Summary

Occurrences of penecontemporaneous folds of varying style and amplitude are described from low-metamorphic flysch sediments from an area in the Central Norwegian Caledonides. A short discussion of the mode of formation of these folds is presented, and from geometrical considerations it is suggested that, in several cases, both foundering and slumping have contributed to the overall deformation. The significance of the presence of these structures in the stratigraphical sequence is outlined, and the inherent danger of their possible misrepresentation as tectonic folds in higher metamorphic areas is briefly discussed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , May 1972 , pp. 235 - 242
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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