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Let an agent explain geological folds and their types, describe how folds form and are analysed, relate folds to tectonics and resources, and separate other senses of fold.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain geological folds and their types, describe how folds form and are analysed, relate folds to tectonics and resources, and separate other senses of fold.
In structural geology, a bend or curve in originally planar rock layers produced by deformation, in forms such as anticlines arching upward, synclines dipping downward, antiforms and synforms defined by shape, large-scale anticlinoria, and small ptygmatic folds, together with related structures in fold-and-thrust belts and megathrusts; folds record tectonic forces, trap hydrocarbons, and are mapped and analysed in geology, and the word has other senses in paper, cloth, biology and computing.
What it is for: Bends in rock layers.
It can be explain fold types; describe formation and analysis; relate to tectonics and resources; separate other senses.
Distinguishing features
Ductile deformation
Geometric classification
Tectonic record
Multiple senses
What it looks like
Curved rock strata seen in cliffs, road cuts and maps.
How it is recognised
Bent rock layers
Anticline, syncline, antiform, synform
Faults are breaks; folds are bends
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - folds trapping resources
is related to - geometry of folds
In practice
Families and kinds
anticlines and synclines
antiforms and synforms
anticlinoria and synclinoria
ptygmatic and small-scale folds
folds in thrust belts and megathrust settings
Standards and regulation
Geological mapping conventions
Resource reporting standards
No regulation of the phenomenon
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing anticline with antiform
Misreading fold geometry from limited outcrops
Confusing senses of fold
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.fold-act
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What folds are.
Geology.
Types
Types and geometry.
Types
Types.
- How do anticlines, synclines, antiforms, synforms, anticlinoria and ptygmatic folds differ, and how are folds described by hinge, limbs and axial plane? definition
- Is the geological sense or another sense of fold meant? boundary
Formation
How folds form.
Formation
Formation.
- How do compression, buckling and shear produce folds, and how do rock properties affect fold style? definition
- Which entry fits rock deformation? action
Analyse Mapping and analysis.
Practice.
Field
Field mapping.
Field
Field.
- How are folds recognised and measured in the field and on maps and cross-sections? action
- Which entry fits geological mapping? action
Methods
Analytical methods.
Methods
Methods.
- How are folds analysed with stereonets, seismic data and modelling? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Apply Tectonics and resources.
Context.
Tectonics
Folds and tectonics.
Tectonics
Tectonics.
- What do folds reveal about mountain building, fold-and-thrust belts and megathrust settings? provenance
- Which entry fits plate tectonics? action
Resources
Folds and resources.
Resources
Resources.
- How do anticlines trap hydrocarbons and groundwater, and how are folds relevant to mining? provenance
- Which entry fits petroleum geology? action
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the understanding of folds develop in structural geology? provenance
- Which entry fits history of geology? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can folds be taught with models and field trips? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each fold type be a separate entry?
- How should mapping resources be linked?
- How should other senses be split?