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Syncline

Structural and Tectonic Formations

In structural geology, a syncline is a fold in rock layers with its youngest beds closest to the center of the structure, the inverse of an anticline. A large syncline with smaller folds superimposed on it is called a synclinorium. Synclines are typically downward folds, termed synformal synclines, though synclines that point upward can occur where rock strata have been overturned and folded.

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Syncline (Wikipedia)
  • In Discipline: Structural Geology, Lead paragraph
    In structural geology, a syncline is a fold with younger layers closer to the center of the structure, whereas an anticline is the inverse of a syncline
  • Caused By: Folding, Lead paragraph
    Synclines are typically a downward fold (synform), termed a synformal syncline (i.e. a trough), but synclines that point upwards can be found when strata have been overturned and folded (an antiformal syncline).
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