Vocabulary Terms
You should be able to define the following terms.
Free Folding | Forced Folding | Fault-Bend Folding | Snakehead Fold |
Fault Propagation fold | Blind Thrust | Ramp | Flat |
Monocline | Drape Folding | Fold Nappe | Cutoffs (foot wall, hanging wall) |
Concepts
You should be able to give short answers to the following questions:
1.) Discuss the develop of regional folds by "Free Folding". What factors are important (see buckle theory)? Look at figure 7.81.
2.) Discuss in stages the development of a Fault Bend Fold, including the factors that determine the geometry of the fold. Study carefully Figure 7.83.
3.) Discuss in stages the development of a Fault Propagation Fold, including the factors that determine the geometry of the fold. Study carefully Figure 7.84
4.) What is a monocline? What are some of the proposed mechanisms to produce these regional scale structures?