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balancedcross-section1 CONSTRUCTBalanced cross-sectionDAHLSTROM · STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

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Structural geology

a geologic cross-section that can be restored to an undeformed state while conserving bed length or area, testing whether the interpretation is admissible.

In structural geology, balanced cross-section refers to a geologic cross-section that can be restored to an undeformed state while conserving bed length or area, testing whether the interpretation is admissible. This meaning comes from Dahlstrom (1969) in Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.[1]

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  1. Dahlstrom, C. D. A. (1969). Balanced cross sections. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 6(4), 743-757. https://doi.org/10.1139/e69-069

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