Vergenz

Japanese: Vergenz
Vergenz

…In the past, it was believed that the Mesozoic strata in Japan were folded in a highly closed manner, but it is now believed that the folds are relatively gentle and rather horizontal. If the fold axes over a wide area all incline in one direction, the complex folds are said to have Vergenz (German). If the axes incline to the east, the folds are west-vergent. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Vergenz" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くは日本の中古生層は著しく閉じた褶曲をしていると信じられていたが,現在では褶曲波面は比較的緩やかでむしろ水平に近いと考えられている。なお,広範囲にわたって褶曲軸面が1方向にそろって傾斜している場合,その複褶曲群はフェルゲンツVergenz(ドイツ語)をもつという。軸面が東に傾斜していれば,その褶曲は西フェルゲンツである。…

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