Monocline

A is a form of monoclinal Homoklinale, wherein the local rock strata forming a flexure and extending stepped.

Formation

Two basic forms of education of Monoklinalen are known, using a superimposed rejection is the cause in both cases.

Mainly on the outskirts of large, filled with sediment basin structures performs a compression of older, this basin -filling deposits under the burden of younger strata along a fault to a monoclinal in this overburden.

If during the course of geological activity along an existing, overlying of a down, up or thrust resulting drag fold layers affected, usually forms a step in the overburden. This type of monoclinal is also known as drape fold ( draped folding) or forced fold (forced folding).

Bending, compression, shear, and buckling of the affected strata differences in the arrangement of individual layers are formed within the monoclinal.