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Terms A anticline asymmetrical fold asymmetrical folds axial plane axis B basin basin (bowl) bedding plane C columnar jointing core cuestas D dip-slip fault dome E exfoliation F faceted spur fault fault offset fault scarp fault-line scarp faultline scarp flanks fold axis G graben H hanging wall hogback hogback escarpment horst I isoclinal fold J joint set joint sets joint system joints L lateral left-lateral limb limbs M mesa monocline monoclines N norma normal normal fault normal faults O oblique oblique-slip fault oblique-slip faults other structural features overturned overturned fold R recumbent recumbent anticlines recumbent fold recumbent synclines reverse fault reverse faults right-lateral ripple marks S sagpond sheeting shrinkage crack shrinkage cracks strike-slip strike-slip fault structural faults structural features structural folds structural joints surface symmetrical symmetrical fold syncline T thrust thrust fault thrust faults transverse truncated spur U upright upright fold upright folds

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