TYPES+OF+FOLDS

A Fold is categorized by their relative age. Ther are three types of folds ANTICLINE SYNCLINE MONOCLINE

A Anticline is a fold in which the oldest layer is in the center of the fold. A Syncline is a fold in which th youngest layer is in the center of the fold. A Monocline is a fold in which limbs are horizontal or almost horizontal.

The size of a fold Some folds are as small as a handheld rock specimen. Others are thousands of square kilometers. Sometimes the anticline can form a ridge which is a narrow piece of elevated land that can form around mountains. A Syncline can form a valley.