2 March 2012
Friday fold: one from the Billy Goat Trail
Posted by Callan

Meter-scale fold in metagraywacke layers at the head of Mather Gorge, Maryland shore of the Potomac River, highlighted by differential weathering along the layering. Annotated interpretation:

Happy Friday!

Callan Bentley is an assistant professor of geology at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. He is particularly interested in structural geology and the evolution of the Appalachian mountain belt. Callan draws cartoons and writes for EARTH magazine. He lives in the Fort Valley of Virginia.








