28 February 2014

Friday fold: limestones of the Silurian, Corridor H

Posted by Callan Bentley

For the Friday fold, let’s journey back to the Silurian, as exposed in the limestones of that age that were deformed during Alleghanian mountain-building (Pennsylvanian and Permian), and exposed along Corridor H in eastern West Virginia.

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Some buckling (cuspate-lobate form) seen in that one…

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A little pop-up with hinge collapse:

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And, finally, as a digestif, consider this little morsel:

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That’s a bite-sized Friday fold.

Have a good weekend!