Lecture 4: Folds
Aim: To characterize the structures that accommodate
the deformation of rocks.
Along with faulting, folding accommodates deformation of the earth crust. Folds involves the wavelike contortions of rock layering. In contrast to faults (brittle deformation), folding corresponds to more continuous deformation (plastic deformation) as
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