Folded limestone. Angular folds in pelagic (formerly sea bed rock) platy (plate-like in structure) limestone. Folds form under varied conditions of st

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Folded limestone. Angular folds in pelagic (formerly sea bed rock) platy (plate-like in structure) limestone. Folds form under varied conditions of stress, hydrostatic pressure, pore pressure, and tectonic thrusting. Photographed in the Pindos nappe, Crete.

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