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The Development of Lineation in Complex Fold Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. Clifford,
M. J. Fleuty,
J. G. Ramsay,
J. Sutton and
J. Watson
P. Clifford
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Imperial College, London.
M. J. Fleuty
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Imperial College, London.
J. G. Ramsay
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Imperial College, London.
J. Sutton
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Imperial College, London.
J. Watson
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Imperial College, London.
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Abstract

The paper refers to a number of areas in which the lineations are related to major folds. It shows that the shapes of individual folds, the interference of neighbouring folds, and the imposition of a second generation of folds all influence the arrangement of linear structures and that lineation maps may only become explicable when the major structure has been determined.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 94 , Issue 1 , February 1957, pp. 1 - 24
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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