Homoclinal ridge

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title: Homoclinal ridge
text: A homoclinal ridge or strike ridge is a hill or ridge with a moderate, generally between 10° and 30°, sloping backslope. Its backslope is a dip slope, that conforms with the dip of a resistant stratum or strata, called caprock. On the other side of the other slope, which is its frontslope, of a homoclinal ridge is a steeper or even cliff-like frontslope (escarpment) that is formed by the outcrop of the caprock. The escarpment cuts through the dipping strata that comprises the homoclinal ridge. H
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description: Ridge with a moderate sloping backslope and steeper frontslope
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date modified: 2023-06-15T08:16:41Z
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