Folding at Broadhaven
Pembrokeshire, SW Wales
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One of The Geological Society's 100 Great Geosites. Asymmetric folds in interbedded Carboniferous siltstones, shales and coal horizons are cut here by a number of northward-propagating thrusts. This classic structure has been studied in some detail (e.g. Williams and Chapman,1983) as it provides an excellent outcrop example to examine the interplay between faulting and folding during deformation.
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Trevayne
Pembrokeshire, SW Wales
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Large-scale harmonic fold within Carboniferous siltstones, shales and coal horizons. Close inspection of the fold core reveals several low offset thrust segments which probably formed to accommodate the relatively tight interlimb angle here. The cross-section below shows the transition in structural style between this location, Monkstone Point and Saundersfoot.
Trevayne
Pembrokeshire, SW Wales
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Large-scale harmonic fold within Carboniferous siltstones, shales and coal horizons. Close inspection of the fold core reveals several low offset thrust segments which probably formed to accommodate the relatively tight interlimb angle here. The cross-section below shows the transition in structural style between this location, Monkstone Point and Saundersfoot.
Potato Point
New South Wales, Australia
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Faulted and folded Ordovician turbidites, deformed during the Lachlan Orogen.
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Area shown is about 450m wide.
Lat: 36° 5.6058' S
Long: 150° 8.3689'E
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Virtual Outcrop and text by Stefan Vollgger