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Bilingual glossary of geology


Fold  Pli
A curve or bend of a planar structure, such as sedimentary strata. Folds are usually a product of deformation (adapted from: Neuendorf et al., 2005).

Themes:
  Structural geology

Related words:
  Anticline
  Syncline
  Plastic (Ductile) Deformation


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