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monocline::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | formation, geological formation |
Examples of monocline
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It is the largest exposed monocline in North America.
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The whole crust in the area was bent into a monocline.
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In both reverse and normal faults this leads to folding of the overlying sequence, often in the form of a monocline.
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The field is located in a faulted block of Jurassic and older rocks beneath the Hampshire Basin, close to the steeply sloping monocline in the overlying chalk.
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- A geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
- A monocline is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently-dipping sequence.
- A geological term for rock strata that dip in one direction.
- An open, step-like fold in rock over a large area.
- A geologic or topographic formation inclined at a single, consistent angle from the base.
- A local steepening in an otherwise uniform gentle dip.
- The S-shaped fold connecting two horizontal parts of the same stratum at different elevations. Its central limb is usually not overturned.
- A stratigraphic flexure with two folds connecting relatively level strata at different elevations.
- A large section of rock layers that slopes down or droops on one side.
