S-fold

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 229 words | Copyright

S-fold An asymmetrical parasitic fold whose approximately S-shaped profile, when observed down the plunge of the fold axis, indicates its position on the right limb of the major anticline, but not on the syncline. See MINOR FOLD.

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