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ON THE ATECTONIC ORIGIN OF FOLDS IN LIMESTONE
Author(s) -
GIDON PAUL,
LINDSTRÖM MAURITS
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1965.tb01554.x
Subject(s) - geology , ordovician , folding (dsp implementation) , sedimentary rock , paleontology , sedimentary structures , fold (higher order function) , geochemistry , sedimentary depositional environment , mechanical engineering , structural basin , electrical engineering , engineering
SUMMARY In principle, sedimentary folding in Early Ordovician limestones in Sweden corres‐ ponds to the arching of a marble plaque on the wall of the “H6tel de Ville” of Cham‐ bery. This folding is due to dilatation within an unyielding frame by the swelling of a certain layer.