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pericline
per·i·cline P0191900 (pĕr′ĭ-klīn′)n. A variety of albite occurring as elongated white crystals. [From Greek periklinēs, sloping on all sides : peri-, peri- + klīnein, to slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]pericline (ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn) n1. (Minerals) a white translucent variety of albite in the form of elongated crystals2. (Geological Science) Also called: dome a dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding[C19: from Greek periklinēs sloping on all sides, from peri- + klinein to lean]
Pericline
pericline[′per·ə‚klīn] (geology) A fold characterized by central orientation of the dip of the beds. (mineralogy) A variety of albite elongated, and often twinned, along the b-axis. Pericline rock strata that on a horizontal cross section of the earth’s surface form arcuate bends or ovals with layers dipping radially from a center. The layers fan out toward the periphery. The beds usually occur in domes and on the margins of anticlines and brachyanticlines. FinancialSeedome |