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Fold (geology)

earth science Maturity 7-9

Rocks can bend like paper.

Folded gyprock.jpg
Folded gyprock.jpg
They form in wavy shapes. These waves can be tiny. They can also be big as mountains. This helps us see how the Earth moves. Can you find a wavy rock?
Chevron folds, Ireland.jpg
Chevron folds, Ireland.jpg

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File:Folding of alternate layers of limestone layers with chert layers.jpg
Folding of alternate layers of limestone...
File:Folded gyprock.jpg
Folded gyprock.jpg
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Rainbow Basin.JPG
Fold sketch 3D model .tif
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Flank & hinge.PNG
File:Chevron folds, Ireland.jpg
Chevron folds, Ireland.jpg
File:Interlimb angles.jpg
Interlimb angles.jpg
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Ramsay Classification.PNG
File:NJ Route 23 anticline.jpg
NJ Route 23 anticline.jpg
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monocline.JPG
File:Caledonian orogeny fold in King Oscar Fjord.jpg
Caledonian orogeny fold in King Oscar Fjord.jpg
File:Pliegue en cofre.jpg
Pliegue en cofre.jpg

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