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showing a syncline]] ]] In Structural Geology , a syncline is a downward-curving Fold , with layers that Dip toward the center of the structure. On a geologic map, synclines are recognized by a sequence of Rock Layers that grow progressively younger, followed by the youngest layer at the fold's center or ''hinge'', and by a reverse sequence of the same rock layers on the opposite side of the hinge. If the fold pattern is circular or elongate circular the structure is a Basin . A notable syncline is Wyoming's Powder River Basin . Folds typically form during crustal deformation as the result of compression that accompanies Orogenic mountain building. A spectacular example of a perched syncline, the highest in Europe, is Saou, in the Alpine foothills of southeastern France. SEE ALSO
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