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DEFORMATION OF THE EARTHS CRUST • Types of Deformation 1. folds 2. faults

DEFORMATION OF THE EARTHS CRUST • Types of Deformation 1. folds 2. faults. Folded Rocks 1. due to compressional forces 2. types of folds i. monocline ii. anticlines iii. synclines. Folded Rocks 3. anatomy of a fold i. limbs ii. axial plane iii. plunge. Folded Rocks

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DEFORMATION OF THE EARTHS CRUST • Types of Deformation 1. folds 2. faults

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  1. DEFORMATION OF THE EARTHS CRUST • Types of Deformation 1. folds 2. faults

  2. Folded Rocks 1. due to compressional forces 2. types of folds i. monocline ii. anticlines iii. synclines

  3. Folded Rocks 3. anatomy of a fold i. limbs ii. axial plane iii. plunge

  4. Folded Rocks 2. types of folds iv. overturned v. asymmetrical

  5. Folded Rocks 2. types of folds vi. domes vii. basins

  6. Anatomy of a fault iv. strike & dip

  7. Anatomy of a fault i. head wall (or hanging wall) ii. foot wall iii. fault plane

  8. UNCONFORMITIES Disconformity Angular Unconformity Nonconformity

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