minor fold

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 208 words | Copyright

minor fold A fold which is generally in harmonic accordance with the geometry of a major fold system and which has a characteristic M-fold, S-fold, or Z-fold profile in specific areas of an asymmetrical fold.

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