Angelic Kink-Band Folding
by David Tanner, Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Hannover, Germany
Beautiful kink-band folds developed in metasediments at blueschist metamorphic grade. Note that multiple bedding surfaces act as detachments for the folding to develop.
Taken on 11
December
2016
Submitted on 9 Jan 2017
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Location
- North America (734)
- Northern America (576)
- United States of America (386)
- Exact location (-122.4355 W, 37.8541 N)
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folded layers, kink-band, blueschist
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Canon EOS 1100D
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Credit: David Tanner (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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