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Acadian turbidites, folded during the Alleghanian Orogeny. Look for slickensides, trace fossils, turbidity current structures. For more information on the Brallier, check out this map of the location: ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngm-bin/pdp/zui_viewer.pl?id=8643

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Outcrop of the late-Ordovician-aged Martinsburg Formation (turbidites/flysch) shed off the Taconian Orogen to the east into the adjacent deep marine basin. The strata were later tilted and cleaved during Alleghanian mountain-building.
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Outcrop of the late-Ordovician-aged Martinsburg Formation (turbidites/flysch) shed off the Taconian Orogen to the east into the adjacent deep marine basin. The strata were later tilted and cleaved during Alleghanian mountain-building.
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Outcrop of the late-Ordovician-aged Martinsburg Formation (turbidites/flysch) shed off the Taconian Orogen to the east into the adjacent deep marine basin. The strata were later tilted and cleaved during Alleghanian mountain-building.
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Cross-sectional view of folded Martinsburg Formation beds (XXX°, XX° right hand rule).
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Cross-sectional view of folded Martinsburg Formation beds . On the left (south), the bedding is oriented 030°, 38° (right hand rule). On the right (north), it's oriented 245°, 30° (right hand rule).
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Cross-sectional view of inclined Martinsburg Formation beds (020°, 62° right hand rule). Take a look and ask yourself: What's the structure doing here? :)
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Cross-sectional view of subvertical Martinsburg Formation beds (220°, 80° right hand rule).
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This is a subvertical bedding plane (220° / 80°, right hand rule) of the late Ordovician Martinsburg Formation, showing the bottom of a turbidite bed. Several features are visible in this bottom-up perspective.
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This is a subvertical bedding plane (220° / 80°, right hand rule) of the late Ordovician Martinsburg Formation, showing the bottom of a turbidite bed. Several features are visible in this bottom-up perspective.
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