Upright folding of varying intensity on isoclinal folds of diverse orientation: a study from the early Precambrians of Western India

Abstract

In the Early Precambrian Banded Gneissic Complex between Amet and Lawa Sardargarh in central Rajasthan, India, open to isoclinal upright folds with NNE-striking axial planes have affected westerly plunging isoclinal folds of reclined, inclined and rare upright attitudes. Interference patterns of diverse shapes ranging in scale from inches to miles have been caused by variable angle between the axes and axial planes of the early folds, angular variation in the attitudes of the two fold systems, and spatial variation in the tightness of the later folding.