Concentric Ridges in Synclines

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Development of concentric ridges in synclines. A) a region with synclinal or canoe-shaped folds. B) The synclinal valley shown in A is replaced by a mountain because of the occurrence of a hard stratum in the center.

Keywords

syncline, concentric circle

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Structural Geology

Source

Amadeus W. Grabau A Textbook of Geology (Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., 1920) 598

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