Anticlinal chevron rock fold in coastal Carboniferous sedimentary strata. This type of sharply turning fold in the rock, here an anticline due to the

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Anticlinal chevron rock fold in coastal Carboniferous sedimentary strata. This type of sharply turning fold in the rock, here an anticline due to the direction of the folds, is an important structural geology feature. Chevron refers to zig-zag folding. Photographed in Wales near Saundersfoot, UK.

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