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synclinal east hrall meets the south highwall. The bedding
pIane, while dipping steeply, contains some large wrinkles,
which are not reflected in the overlying synclinal sequence.
Could the wrinkles actually develop in to synclines and
anticlines? How far does a fold structure continue, anyway?
Don't all folds have to stop somewhere? and how do they stop?
Think about the folds in a wrinkled rug - do they die out
along their length? Could rocks deforrn tike that too? Could
the whaleback anticline simply die out, by flattening out?
4. The lack of continuity of syncline, whaleback anticline and
overturned anticline at the end of the pit could suggest that
the two sides are separated by a fautt of some kind. Could
the positions of the structures be consistent with movement on
fault blocks? a strike-slip fault? a thrust fault? And if
this is true, the fault must pass through the pit at the east
end, between the anticline and the wall. Is there evidence
there for a fault? What would you look for to postulate the
presence of a fault?
In summary, your opinions and conclusions are as good as anyone
else's .
TIIB TOSSTLS
The debris fron the mining operations, which rnay be found
anywhere in the nrine area, contains abundant fossil remains of
terrestrial plants. Most of the fossil plants brere unique to the
Pennsylvanian Period, and include scale trees, other types of
trees and large plants, ferns, and other plant types. Diagrams of
the more commonly found plant types are shown on the following
p.age. Leaves, bark, stems, scales, branches, logs, and occasional
stumps and other parts of the plants may be found in abundance.
VirtualIy every piece of shaly rock is fossiliferous. Collect
away, with the coal company's blessingsi the best collectingr is
probably on the tailings piles at above road level. But be
careful of footing.