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Azimuths of Primary Linear Structures in Folded Strata

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Teoman N. Norman
Teoman N. Norman
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Birmingham.
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Abstract

Primary linear structures on plunging folds, when rotated to the horizontal about the strike of the bedding plane, are clearly not in their original “primary” directions. The amount and sign of error has been studied and a method of “plunge correction” is suggested.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 97 , Issue 4 , August 1960 , pp. 338 - 343
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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