Anticlinal Structure
In this particular
example the strata are both inclined and horizontal and the decending limb
of the anticline is missing. Horizontal strata are apparent where interfaces
between different color beds follow the contour lines. Where drainage ways
intersect strata, the ridges form "v's", which in almost all cases
point down dip. Thus the strata can be seen to be nearly vertical on the
left side of the photo and begin to lean to the right (or dip to the left)
as the focus of attention moves form the left to the right. This "law of
the "v's""is shown in the illustration (Hamblin & Howard, 1975).
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