Figure 10. Very large folds are also evident in the rocks, if you know what to look for. In this image, thinly bedded alternating layers of brown sandstone and dark gray slate are asymmetrically folded with a very steep limb on the right side, and a gentler limb on the left side. Click to see the image with the fold drawn in.

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