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College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences

Fold Hinge

Arial View of a hinge with the labels shale and limestone.
Limestone fold viewed from the ground.

About a mile up the canyon, on the north wall, the hinge of the fold is seen in the Mississippian Limestones. Also, notice the differential erosion between the resistant limestone and the non-resistant shale.

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