Following the “monster” that was the Friday fold two weeks ago, here are some more folds in the Noonday Dolostone (“Dolomite”) in Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley, California:
Zooming in on this isoclinal fold:
Bedding traces annotated, highlighting the “similar” style of folding (hinge thickened; limbs thinned):
A very different style of folding, observed a few meters away:
