A syncline is formed by compressional stress.
Synclines are downward arches of folded rocks.
Anticlines and Synclines typically form during crustal deformation as the result of compression that accompanies orogenic mountain building.
compression
anticlines and synclines
anticlines and synclines
Synclines are downward arches of folded rocks.
Anticlines and Synclines typically form during crustal deformation as the result of compression that accompanies orogenic mountain building.
The most common of these are anticlines and synclines; anticlines are the "crests", while synclines are the "troughs".
A syncline is a geologic structure in which the strata are bent into a downfold, like the letter U. The youngest rocks are in the center of the U and the oldest rocks are on the flanks. Synclines may be either symmetrical or asymmetrical. The opposite of a syncline is an anticline, with the folds upward. Both structures are thought to be formed when rock is deformed by pressure from mountain building.
compression
synclines
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Synclines, valleys
folds
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Synclines
anticlines, synclines, and monoclines