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formations transported by fault or similar earth shift movements.

a secondary fault, often in a set, with opposite direction to the primary fault.

n: a deviation from the norm. In geology the term indicates an abnormality such as a fault or dome in a sedimentary bed.

n: rock layers folded in the shape of an arch. Anticlines sometimes trap oil and gas. Compare syncline.

n: A configuration of folded and stratified rock layers in the shape of an arch. Often associated with a trap.

a convex-upward formation of rock layers (a fold with the strata sloping down on the sides from a common crest. In association with a sealing rock, an anticline may form a trap for hydrocarbons. Anticlines may be faulted or unfaulted. The majority of the

a secondary fault, often in a set, with an opposite direction to the primary fault.

a set of formation blocks, separated by normal faults into different elevations.