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Tectonic analysis of folds

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Folds have so far been considered chiefly in cross-section, and it is now necessary to deal with fold geometry in three dimensions. Although much use is made in geological reports of cross-sections of folds, their properties along the regional trend are more immediately obvious in regional mapping and map study.

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