In a region that has lots of anticlines, synclines, and faults, what type of faults would they be?

Answer 1

Using the anticlines and synclines as evidence, the terrain has most likely experienced an episode of compression. This would most likely involve thrust faults, which are reverse faults.

However, in a highly deformed structural terrain it would be also be possible to have strike-slip faulting, as well as some normal faulting. For example, in an extensional terrain with salt bodies present, it would be possible for salt migration to form anticlines, while basement normal faults are creating synclines. Strike-slip faults are sometimes surrounded by compressional structures such as synclines and anticlines that are produced where bends in the strike-slip fault create compressional forces.

Answer 2

Most probably thrust faults, as the folding is the result of shearing action

Answer 3

Alpine structure,,,,,,autochthone,,,,,,allocthone,,,

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