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Geological structure
A monocline (or, rarely, a monoform) is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently dipping
Monocline
Geological fold in southern England
The Purbeck Monocline is a geological fold in southern England. The term 'fold' is used in geology when one or more originally flat sedimentary strata
Purbeck_Monocline
(979.0 km2) 1,388,476 The park's Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) monocline that exhibits the earth's diverse geologic layers. Other natural features
List of national parks of the United States
List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States
Stack of originally planar surfaces
linear, strata dip toward the axial center, age unknown, or inverted. Monocline: linear, strata dip in one direction between horizontal layers on each
Fold_(geology)
Road in Kane County, Utah, United States
first several miles then continues to the north along the eroded East Kaibab Monocline adjacent to the steeply dipping rocks known as the Cockscomb.
Cottonwood_Canyon_Road
Geological structure in which rock strata dip uniformly in a single direction
usage of monocline, Daly formally introduced the term homocline and in 1915 and 1916 defined it in its current usage and redefined monocline as a one-limbed
Homocline
affected by the late stages of the Alpine Orogeny, forming the Isle of Wight monocline, the cause of the steeply-dipping outcrops of the Chalk Group and overlying
Geology_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
the west (a boundary that generally follows a geological feature called the Lapstone Monocline, dividing the Blue Mountains from the Cumberland Plain).
List_of_Sydney_suburbs
Mountain range in Africa
Geologically, the range is considered a monocline; part of a rifted volcanic margin. The Lebombo monocline was aligned with the Explora Escarpment off-shore
Lebombo_Mountains
U.S. national park located in West Texas, bordering Mexico
uplifted monocline on the park's southwest margin), the southwest-facing Sierra del Carmen–Santiago Mountains (an uplifted and thrust-faulted monocline that
Big_Bend_National_Park
City in Bulgaria
1974. The city occupies 238 km2 (92 sq mi) on verdant terraces (Varna monocline of the Moesian Platform) descending from the calcareous Franga Plateau
Varna,_Bulgaria
Stone block made of one single piece; object made of one single rock piece
(NOTE: this is not actually monolith as popularly claimed, but, rather, a monocline) Mount Coolum, Queensland Mount Wudinna, South Australia Pine Mountain
Monolith
County and island of England
million years ago). The geological structure is dominated by a large monocline which causes a marked change in age of strata from the northern younger
Isle_of_Wight
Chemical compound
in a tricapped trigonal prismatic configuration. The hexahydrate has a monocline crystal structure with: a = 970.2 pm, b = 656.7 pm and c = 800.9 pm; β = 93° 37';
Americium(III)_chloride
Sedimentary basin in Xinjiang, China
Quaternary. West Uplift consists of Chepaizi-Paotai uplift and Urho-Karamay monocline. Chepaizi-Paotai uplift formed by eastward plunging fold with faulting
Junggar_Basin
environment, the Kimmeridge beds make up the major part of the Purbeck Monocline and the periphery of the Weymouth Anticline. They form a low-lying band
Geology_of_Dorset
Long, narrow crack opening on a planetary surface
phase Tectonite Folding Anticline Chevron Detachment fold Dome Homocline Monocline Syncline Vergence Boudinage Competence Kinematic analysis 3D fold evolution
Fissure
Orientation of a geologic feature
phase Tectonite Folding Anticline Chevron Detachment fold Dome Homocline Monocline Syncline Vergence Boudinage Competence Kinematic analysis 3D fold evolution
Strike_and_dip
an area of the Pre-Sudetic Block, the Silesian-Kraków Monocline, and the Pre-Sudetic Monocline, covered by Pleistocene and Holocene sediments like clays
Wrocław_Plain
Plateau in southwestern United States
they become mesas or even buttes. Monoclines form as a result of uplift bending the rock units. Eroded monoclines leave steeply tilted resistant rock
Colorado_Plateau
Archaean craton, possibly part of the Vaalbara supercontinent
Craton is flanked by Proterozoic orogens, and to the east by the Lebombo monocline that contains Jurassic igneous rocks associated with the break-up of Gondwana
Kaapvaal_Craton
Geological basin in England
Beachy Head in the east. Its southern boundary is marked by a monocline, the Purbeck Monocline, resulting in a near-vertical chalk ridge which forms the Purbeck
Hampshire_Basin
Landform in Utah and Arizona, US
Comb Ridge (Navajo: Tséyíkʼáán) is a linear north to south-trending monocline nearly 80 miles long in Southeastern Utah and Northeastern Arizona. Its
Comb_Ridge
Formation of sharp limestone pillars created by calcium carbonate dissolution
above 3%. The strata are part of a gentle (2-6 degree) westward dipping monocline. Conjugate shear joints (NE-SW and NE-SE) are well developed and these
Stone_Forest
Oil field and processing site in Dorset, England
close to the steeply sloping monocline in the overlying chalk. It forms part of the Wessex Basin. The Purbeck Monocline defines the field's southern limit
Wytch_Farm
Grand Canyon hiking trail
The Grandview-Phantom Monocline viewed facing northwest from the Grandview Trail south of Horseshoe Mesa.
Grandview_Trail
Natural limestone arch on the Jurassic coast of England
are part of the Lulworth crumple, itself part of the broader Purbeck Monocline, produced by the building of the Alps during the mid-Cenozoic. The limestone
Durdle_Door
Chalk ridge in Dorset, England
Dorset, England. The ridge is formed by the structure known as the Purbeck Monocline, and extends from Lulworth Cove in the west to Old Harry Rocks in the
Purbeck_Hills
Mining district in northeastern Minnesota
from open-pit mines. The overall structure of the range is that of a monocline dipping 5 to 15 degrees to the southeast. Key faults include the Calumet
Mesabi_Range
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Sinking Ship the strata have been shifted by the Cremation Fault and a monocline. This Precambrian fault was dormant until reawakened during the Laramide
Sinking_Ship_(Grand_Canyon)
Wilderness area in Utah, United States
cross the steep canyon. Running north–south through a steeply dipping monocline, Pine Creek forms the box canyon (a canyon accessible only at the lower
Box-Death_Hollow_Wilderness
American Paleozoic depositional and structural basin
features within the basin include the La Salle anticlinal belt, the DuQuoin monocline, the Cottage Grove fault system, and the Fairfield Basin. At its center
Illinois_Basin
Stream in Yakima County, Washington, United States
drainage system before being later diverted during the formation of a monocline. List of rivers of Washington (state) U.S. Geological Survey Geographic
Nasty_Creek
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
flank of Tanner Graben. The Butte Fault is connected to the East Kaibab Monocline which trends north-south up the Colorado River, and turns north-northwest
Tanner_Graben
National park in Western Australia
the local Wadjari Aboriginal people. Mount Augustus is an inselberg or monocline, not a monolith as often stated in tourist literature. There is a caravan
Mount_Augustus_National_Park
Mountain range in South Dakota and Wyoming, United States
the southwest portion of the Black Hills as part of its west-dipping monocline. They are geologically distinct from the Black Hills, on the other side
Elk_Mountains_(South_Dakota)
Geological fold
a synclinal basin in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia Homocline Monocline Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians Structural basin Synclinorium. (2008). In
Syncline
Mountain in the state of Utah, U.S.
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
Capitol_Dome_(Utah)
Stratigraphic unit in England
Weald–Artois Anticline, the Hampshire Basin and the less gentle Purbeck-Wight monocline. The broadly western margin of the Chalk outcrop is marked, from northeast
Chalk_Group
Charleston-Nebo thrust fault, the Uinta Basin boundary fault, and the Grand Hogback monocline. According to the USGS Uinta-Piceance Assessment Team, "The black-shale
Piceance_Basin
business district at Fairfield. At a time in the past, monocline formed to the west of Sydney. The monocline is a sloping bend that raises the sandstone well
Geography_of_Sydney
Geology of region in northwest England
Windermere Supergroup dip steeply to the south forming the Westmorland Monocline. Continuing to the south a series of upright folds are developed, reducing
Geology_of_the_Lake_District
Mountain and rock formation in Utah, USA
and is part of the Waterpocket Fold, a nearly 100-mile-long (160 km) monocline. Mountains portal Utah portal List of mountains in Utah "Golden Throne"
Golden_Throne_(mountain)
United States historic place in Arizona
mineralization at the mine is secondary copper minerals in a breccia zone along a monocline flexure in the Redwall Limestone, which is bleached, brecciated and marbleized
Grandview_Mine
Geological strata bent into an arch
younger toward its hinge. A monocline is a bend in the strata resulting in a local steepening in only one direction of dip. Monoclines have the shape of a carpet
Anticline
Place in Poland
terms, the Wrocław Valley is part of the Silesia-Kraków Monocline and the Sudetes Foreland Monocline, covered in Pleistocene and Holocene geological material
Wrocław_Valley
2025 wildfire in Arizona, USA
2025, the fire swept off the high country and moved down the east Kaibab monocline into the House Rock Valley managed by the Bureau of Land Management. A
Dragon_Bravo_Fire
Topics referred to by the same term
stick Lebombo flat lizard Lebombo Mountains, Southern Africa Lebombo monocline, a geological feature of these mountains; see Explora Escarpment Androstachys
Lebombo
Pond formed in an active fault zone
recognition of local seismicity and surface rupture along the Kaibab monocline, Utah." Geology. Web. Accessed May 9th, 2017. [1] Alden, Andrew. "Tectonic
Sag_pond
Peninsula and region of Victoria, Australia
Mornington Peninsula is crossed by many seismically active fault lines, monoclines, synclines and anticlines; the largest of which is the 100 km long Selwyn
Mornington_Peninsula
Area of open chalk hills
formation of structures such as the Wealden Anticline and the Portland-Wight Monocline. Later erosion has produced the characteristic ridges of the downland
Downland
Region of Illinois in the United States
Illinois Basin. Seismographic mapping completed by geologists reveal that monoclines, anticlines, and synclines are present within the region; these signs
Southern_Illinois
Island in the Black Sea
metres high. The structural geology of the island is defined by a wavy monocline oriented to the northeast, with a small anticline in the eastern part
Snake_Island_(Ukraine)
Census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas, United States
southwestern and southern flank of the uplift is marked by the Terlingua Monocline. Cinnabar is the most common ore mineral localized along an east–west
Terlingua,_Texas
Settlement in Illinois, United States
eastern end. Seismographic mapping completed by geologists reveal that monoclines, anticlines, and synclines are present within the region; these signs
Harrisburg,_Illinois
Physiographic section of the Colorado Plateaus Province
badlands. San Juan Basin Near the Four Corners area is a steeply tilted monocline known as The Hogback, which trends southwestward from where the San Juan
Navajo_section
Oil field in Venezuela
as the Boscán Formation. The Boscán structure is a southwest-dipping monocline (flat, tilting surface) which contains oil over a very large depth range
Boscán_Field
Geologic structural basin in eastern Utah, US
Charleston-Nebo thrust fault, the Uinta Basin boundary fault, and the Grand Hogback monocline. The Uinta Basin includes the Wasatch Plateau. According to the USGS Uinta-Piceance
Uinta_Basin
Ridge in Colorado, United States
both of which have been dammed to create reservoirs and state parks. A monocline, the Grand Hogback is part of the Mesaverde Formation. The ridge formed
Grand_Hogback
Summit in the American state of Utah
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
Temple_of_the_Sun_(Utah)
Mountain range in Arizona and New Mexico, US
Basin to the east by the Defiance and associated monoclines. Relative uplift, basin subsidence, and monocline formation began in the early stages of the Laramide
Chuska_Mountains
Summit in the American state of Utah
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
Cathedral Mountain (Capitol Reef National Park)
Cathedral_Mountain_(Capitol_Reef_National_Park)
Upland region and former island landmass in England
the Oligocene to Miocene, when structures such as the Portland-Wight Monocline and the Wealden Dome were formed. As shown by the current form of the
Cornubian_Massif
National park in Utah, United States
Earth's crust that is 65 million years old. It is the largest exposed monocline in North America. In this fold, newer and older layers of earth folded
Capitol_Reef_National_Park
American professor in geomechanics and structural geology (born 1943)
Hilley, I Mynatt, DD Pollard, 2010, Structural geometry of Raplee Ridge monocline and thrust fault imaged using inverse Boundary Element Modeling and ALSM
David_D._Pollard
Summit located in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
narrow valley that runs parallel to the strike of the Waterpocket Fold monocline. Cathedral Valley was so named in 1945 by Charles Kelly, first superintendent
Jailhouse_Rock_(Utah)
Overview of geological structures in Britain
structure of southern England. Structures include; Wealden Anticline Purbeck Monocline Geology of Great Britain Gravity anomalies of Britain and Ireland List
Geological structure of Great Britain
Geological_structure_of_Great_Britain
Land formation in Coconino County, Arizona
of a mesa called the Kaibito Plateau and follow the axis of the Echo Monocline. Rocks of the Wingate sandstone, Navajo Sandstone, Kayenta Formation,
Echo_Cliffs
Landform of the Negev desert and Sinai peninsula
Makhtesh Gadol Mist flowing over the northern rim of Makhtesh Gadol Ramon Monocline on the southern side of Makhtesh Ramon Ramon Fault on the southern side
Makhtesh
Cove on the Jurassic Coast, England
Pinion Rock Dungy Head Stair Hole Lulworth Cove Lulworth Ranges Purbeck Monocline Bindon Hill Fossil Forest Mupe Bay Arish Mell Isle of Purbeck Flower's
Lulworth_Cove
Summer camp for boys in Pennsylvania, US
rain. The camp was less than a mile from Wangum Falls. A distinctive monocline can be seen from the historic truss bridge that crosses Middle Creek about
Camp_Watonka
Summit in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
Ferns_Nipple
Heritage-listed park
to the east and the imposing Lapstone Monocline of the Blue Mountains National Park to the west. The monocline provides a dramatic backdrop to the property
Hadley_Park
Suburb of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
gravels. Caused by the uplifting of an ancient river by the Lapstone Monocline. These water worn stones resemble those used by cobblers to work the leather
Lapstone,_New_South_Wales
Peninsula in Victoria, Australia
Curlewis Monocline, which forms the northern boundary of the peninsula. Landslides and narrow gullies have formed along the northern edge of the monocline. A
Bellarine_Peninsula
zone and continued to develop in the Mesozoic as a depression between monocline flexures approximately marking the present African and Arabian coasts
Geology_of_Sudan
Beach in Victoria, Australia
east and the Rowsley Fault on the west side of the bay. The Beaumaris Monocline is a geological feature which is expressed in the cliffs near Beaumaris
Mentone_Beach
Mountain range in Oman and the UAE
left-lateral (sinistral) strike-slip fault, a normal fault, a lateral ramp, a monocline due to a blind thrust, or a fault with multiple phases of deformation
Hajar_Mountains
Region in the United States
geologic time. The uplift is asymmetric, dipping steeply into the Defiance monocline on its eastern boundary but gently (with dip angles typically less than
Defiance_Plateau
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rock are formed by the steeply folded rock layers known as the Beaumaris Monocline, which is considered to be of Tertiary age overlying older structures
Beaumaris,_Victoria
To the west, south of the Valle d'Aosta, the Southern Alps form a huge monocline, up until the point that mantle material of the Apulian plate crops out
Southern_Alps_(Europe)
Structural basin in the Southwestern United States
Chaco Homocline). The basin is bound on the northwest by the Hogback Monocline (separating the Central Basin and Four Corners platforms), on the northeast
San_Juan_Basin
Active east–west striking north dipping reverse fault
the south-west (see adjoining diagram), perpendicular to the Rosedale monocline, and also to the Olympia Fault (south-west boundary of the Tacoma Basin)
Tacoma_Fault
Geology of peninsula in southwestern Europe
Valencia trough was opened up. The whole crust in the area was bent into a monocline. The mountains have a north east – south west trend, at an oblique angle
Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
Geology_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula
Region of Sydney, Australia
rainfall in that season. At a time in the past, monocline formed to the west of Sydney. The monocline is a sloping bend that raises the sandstone well
Western_Sydney
a northward-dipping monocline in the foreland with a dip of 16–18°, which is a high angle compared to other regional monoclines. It is suggested that
Geology_of_Sicily
thrusting area, there is much variation in the structure of the south dipping monocline. In the east, between Haflong and Dauki, the beds north of the fault are
Haflong_Thrust
Cliff in Dorset, England
sedimentary folding that affected this area. The foldings, known as the Purbeck Monocline, took place some 30 million years ago and were caused by the tectonic
Gad_Cliff
Summit in Utah, United States
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
The Castle (Capitol Reef National Park)
The_Castle_(Capitol_Reef_National_Park)
Geologic formation in Texas and New Mexico
time. Richardson interpreted the Guadalupe Mountains as an east-dipping monocline with a fault on the steep western boundary, and believed El Capitan itself
Capitan_Formation
Medium to coarse-grained quartz sandstone with minor shale and laminite lenses
often be seen in cuttings. At a time in the past, monocline formed to the west of Sydney. The monocline is a sloping bend that raises the sandstone well
Sydney_sandstone
Large natural gas field in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
for future use. The Hugoton Field is a stratigraphic trap overlying a monocline, with the primary pay found in the Krider Dolomite of Permian age. This
Hugoton_Gas_Field
Place in North West, South Africa
by faulting and erosion. Kosmos lies on the south, steep side of the monocline, and at its north eastern end, where the Crocodile River passes through
Kosmos,_South_Africa
ending in the 100 kilometres (62 mi) Western Lebanon Monocline. There is no equivalent monocline in the east, probably because it was destroyed by the
Geology_of_Lebanon
Summit in the American state of Utah
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
Temple_of_the_Moon_(Utah)
Limestone from Dorset
to Peveril Point in the east. The sequence is affected by the Purbeck Monocline and dips moderately steeply to the north along its whole outcrop. Initially
Purbeck_stone
Geological formation in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Precambrian rocks and the Miller Range, with other faults including a W-facing monocline that lies parallel and east of the Marsh Fault, a NW–SE-striking small
Hanson_Formation
Batin, the rock has very poor internal drainage. Drilling revealed two monocline structures were related to the dissolution and collapse of anhydrite layers
Geology_of_Saudi_Arabia
Aspect of geology
Each of these plateaus are bounded by north–south-trending faults and monoclines created or reactivated during the Laramide orogeny. Streams flowing into
Geology of the Grand Canyon area
Geology_of_the_Grand_Canyon_area
Geological formation in the American state of Utah
Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide
Chimney Rock (Capitol Reef National Park)
Chimney_Rock_(Capitol_Reef_National_Park)
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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Lady or Mistress
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Biblical Hebrew
He that weeps or cries.
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Tamil
Joyful
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Indian, Telugu
Independent; Form of Vreema
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Of Inspired Wisdom
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King Richard the Second Earl of Salisbury
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To Open Up
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Tamil
Cherished
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Indian, Kannada, Tamil
First; Preliminary; Dancing Peacock
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Biblical
Being angry. Their liberty, their whiteness, their hole.
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n.
A monoclinal fold.