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Record 1 2007-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A fold in which a limb has tilted past vertical so that the older strata are uppermost.

CONT

An overturned fold is one in which the steeper limb has passed the vertical. The axial surface is inclined, and the limbs dip in the same direction.

OBS

overturned fold: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Pli dont le plan axial incliné et les pendages des flancs sont tous dans le même sens.

CONT

Les plis dissymétriques [...] sont dits déversés, renversés et couchés quand les deux flancs ont des pendages de même sens; [...]

OBS

[...] dans certains cas, un pli peut être «retourné» de sorte qu'un anticlinal puisse apparaître comme un faux synclinal; et inversement.

OBS

pli déversé; pli renversé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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