open fold

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 194 words | Copyright

open fold As defined by M. J. Fleuty (1964), a fold whose inter-limb angle (see FOLD ANGLE) is between 90° and 170°. The classification is based on the degree of tightness of folds.

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