Talk:Fold (geology)
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[edit] Expansion of article to include...
Should this article be expanded to explain the differences between the different classes of folds? Class 1 a,b,c Class 2 and Class 3 folds should probably be better explained and perhaps pictures can be found. I think the short 3 line explanation is pretty convoluted. Mortalfunk (talk) 01:43, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
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A fold could be represented by a class of continuous transformations of a plane which do not preserve the distances between points.
Not in all cases. Folding mechanisms can be cylindrical equal-volume deformation, or assymmetric folding which does not preserve volume and relationships (isogonal distance). So, don't over-generalise. Rolinator 14:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
I will add clarifying picutes soon. Amunchie 01:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fold (geology)
In keeping with the relatively recent name changes to the articles Fault (geology), Lineation (geology), Shear (geology), Foliation (geology) and several others, I thought it was probably right to rename this page this as well. If there are no objections, I'll do this in a few days time. Mikenorton 17:26, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
- Article naming is based upon commonly used names. The parenthesis is used for disambiguation. I know in the field this is abbreviated to "fold", but is "geological fold" a more widely used term? (SEWilco 17:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC))
- Google scholar restricted to the phrase "geological fold" returns only 32 hits, whereas a general fold geology search returns 57,000 hits. I would opt for the Fold (geology) name. Vsmith 19:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
- I found similar results. Looks like the name should be changed. (SEWilco 15:59, 9 November 2007 (UTC))
- I'd be very happy to see the change. I've been meaning to propose it myself, but never got around to it. The term "geological fold" is rarely if ever used by geologists - the geological part being implied by context. Zamphuor 23:10, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
