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→Anticlines and Synclines
Acticlines and synclines are the up and down folds that usually occur together and are caused by compressional stress.
Acticlines and synclines are the up and down folds that usually occur together and are caused by compressional stress.
[[File:Structural_Geology_Fig-4.2.png|thumb|Fig 4.2 Anticline and syncline folds]]
[[File:Structural_Geology_Fig-4.2.png|center|300px|Fig 4.2 Anticline and syncline folds]]
* Anticlines are folds in which each half of the fold dips away from the crest.
* Anticlines are folds in which each half of the fold dips away from the crest.