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Syncline

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027523

A fold in which the strata dip toward the axis. After erosion, the youngest beds are exposed in the central core of the fold.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027523
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Definition of Terms at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha747/pdf/definition.pdf
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027523",
  "term": "Syncline",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A fold in which the strata dip toward the axis. After erosion, the youngest beds are exposed in the central core of the fold.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Definition of Terms at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha747/pdf/definition.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/syncline/"
}

Record 27,523 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.