piega a ginocchio
English translation: knee-shaped fold
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|  Selected response from: liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 06:06 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | subvertical to overturnd monocline |
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| 3 | knee-shaped fold |
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knee-shaped fold Explanation: From the reference only. Little knowledge of geology. Gravitational Tectonics archives.datapages.com › ... › CSPG Bulletin › Year 1964 › Issue June by FK North - 1964 - Cited by 10 - Related articles In some tectonic phenomena, the influence of unaided gravity is very ... As the effects of gravity are necessarily reflected in almost all geological phenomena, the title ...... It is developed from a knee-shaped fold, in which the angle of the knee is ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2014-03-20 12:17:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- OR knee- shaped bend or kink zone Overcoming geological misconceptions www.gees.ac.uk/planet/p17/jc.pdf by P James - Cited by 1 - Related articles 17 Dec 2006 - for a most common geological and material response to deformation. ... geological phenomena such as folds and faults. ..... weakened zone is more resistant and typically becomes a knee- shaped bend or kink zone. An array ... |
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26 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1subvertical to overturnd monocline Explanation: pieghe a ginocchio: monoclinale in cui il fianco di raccordo varia da subverticale a ribaltato http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piega_(geologia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fold_(geology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocline -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2014-03-20 12:36:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Although I'm sure this is the correct identity, there may be a better way to express it. |
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