In addition to this technical difficulty, it was found that the Devonian synclinal, which is the geologic substructure of the region was disturbed by a tectonic anomaly in the form of a narrow band, less than one kilometer in width, which had become deflected in front of the Longlier valley, passing just under the terminal point where the construction of the railroad had stopped. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Claude - Autobiography] Reference
The four great luminous sheaves forming the corners of the square are made up of rays curving together from each side into "synclinal" or ogival groups, each of which may be compared to the petal of a flower. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition] Reference
Concrete roofing tile is a flat or synclinal covering element with or without grooves. From Wordnik.com. [1. Technical requirements for Asbestos substitutes] Reference
Ecoregion 37 is a synclinal and alluvial valley lying between the Ozark Highlands (39) and the Ouachita Mountains (36). From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Arkansas (EPA)] Reference
The Uinta Basin Floor ecoregion lies in a large synclinal basin that is enclosed by the Uinta Mountains and Tavaputs Plateau. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Utah (EPA)] Reference
The more scientific generally select a spot either on the anticlinal or synclinal axis of the formation, giving preference to the former position. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
Occurring primarily in Utah, the Uinta Basin Floor ecoregion lies in a large synclinal basin enclosed by the Uinta Mountains and Tavaputs Plateau. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA)] Reference
"And your experience indicates that this is more likely to happen at the first rise of the synclinal on a grade than anywhere on a straight track.". From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
The principal Formation is orientated in an east-west direction, and comprises both a long anticlinal and synclinal, the latter elevated over some degrees. From Wordnik.com. [Miguasha Provincial Park, Canada] Reference
For me, this story of railroads and of a diligent grandfather, which I have recalled, has been more meaningful than the effect of a tectonic anomaly on a Devonian synclinal. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Claude - Autobiography] Reference
When a water-bearing stratum is enclosed between two impervious layers in a syncline, the water falling on a pervious stratum runs into the synclinal basin and is stored there under pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
The strata at this bridge dipped N.N. E., a circumstance which induced me to travel westward instead of N. W., in hopes to cross thereby sooner, a synclinal line, and so arrive at the sources of some northern river. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia] Reference
I returned from the hill but little wiser than I went, except that I had observed the strata dipping southward, and that we might, therefore, still look for their synclinal line to the northward; and beyond that, for the heads of other rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia] Reference
The ridge trended north-west, as most others did in this extensive basin; and this direction being nearly parallel to that of the coast ranges further northward, seemed to afford additional reason for expecting to find anticlinal and synclinal lines, and, consequently, rivers, much in the same direction. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia] Reference
Here, at the "Loma de los Minas," is a well-marked synclinal axis. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
Extending in a sharp synclinal bed underlying the quartzite, in a direction N. 40° E, from the Hiwassee river to Mason creek. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
And in a flat synclinal bed along the crest of the low ridge running slightly north of east from Vengeance creek to Valleytown. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
Its nub was a porphyry cap, the rest of it was composed of layers of porphyry and valueless rock dipping downward, nested like saucers in the synclinal layers. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
Immature conglomerate -- that is, a pudding of pebbles and hardened clay -- seems to have been deposited in the synclinal curve of the bed-rock, principally slate. From Wordnik.com. [To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative] Reference
This continues for a couple of miles to the crossing of the aiToyo Cenoba, where the northern margin of another synclinal of quartz-bearing slate makes its appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society] Reference
When Sun-spots are at or near their maximum, the Corona has generally been somewhat symmetrical, with synclinal groups of rays making angles of 45° with its general axis. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Eclipses] Reference
In the former the quantity of ore is naturally greater, as the members of the synclinal fold dip at steep angles, and in all probability the ore extends to considerable depth; its thickness is from 1 to 40 feet. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
The upheaval has taken place by a great number of (nearly) N. and S. lines; which in most cases have formed as many anticlinal and synclinal ravines; the strata in the highest pinnacles are almost universally inclined at an angle from 70 deg to 80 deg. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1] Reference
In the case of Mars such a concentration of tectonic events would not, owing to the absence of extensive subaerial denudation and great oceans, be complicated by the existence of such synclinal accumulations as have controlled terrestrial surface development. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays] Reference
If further movements tending to accentuate such a structure were to occur (that is, if the anticlinals were to be made more anticlinal and the synclines more synclinal), there would therefore be two slips, one in each focus; while, along the fault-surface between, there would be practically no displacement. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Recent Earthquakes] Reference
A major focus for the Company's exploration team is a re-evaluation of potential exploration targets directly surrounding the Frances Creek Mine, where it is thought additional work in testing complex synclinal and cross-cutting structural geological positions to greater depths may provide positive results. From Wordnik.com. [WA Business News - Latest News] Reference
As the orogenic force continues and develops, these undulations give place to folds, the limbs of which are approximately vertical, and the synclinal parts of which become ever more and more depressed into the deeper, and necessarily hotter, underlying materials; the anticlines being probably correspondingly elevated. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays] Reference
We will see too that these events were of a rhythmic character; the upraising of the mountains involving intensified mechanical denudation over the elevated area and in this way an accelerated transport of detritus to the sea; the formation of fresh deposits; renewed synclinal sinking of the sea floor, and, finally, the upheaval of a younger mountain range. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays] Reference
"Precisely," replied Marion, "but isn't it peculiar that the track should spread at the synclinal of this grade with the train running at. From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
153 to the south were the most drawn-out towards the north: or again we might say that the synclinal or deep-seated part of the fold has lagged behind the anticlinal or what was originally the highest part of the fold, in the advance of the latter to the north. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays] Reference
"Precisely," replied Marion, "but isn't it peculiar that the track should spread at the synclinal of this grade with the train running at a reduced speed, when it holds on the synclinal of other grades with the train running at full speed?". From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
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