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Axial surface

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000230

An imaginary plane that connects the hinge lines of successive folded layers within a single fold. It divides the fold into two limbs and can be planar or curved. The orientation of the axial surface, along with the hinge line, defines the geometry of a fold.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000230
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000230",
  "term": "Axial surface",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An imaginary plane that connects the hinge lines of successive folded layers within a single fold. It divides the fold into two limbs and can be planar or curved. The orientation of the axial surface, along with the hinge line, defines the geometry of a fold.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/axial-surface/"
}

Record 249 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.