Abstract
Folds in rocks form by 3 processes: buckling; bending; and passive folding. Geometrical properties and strain distribution help to identify which processes produced natural folds, and also provide information about the mechanical properties and relative competence of the rocks, and the sense of shear in shear zones. Complex interference patterns may result from a single deformation of bulk simple shear and it may be possible to interpret some classic areas of multiple deformation in these terms.-from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 237-245 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Geological Education |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1986 |