Meaning fold mountains
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fold mountains


mountains produced by folding. Most commonly formed where a continental plate collides with another or with an oceanic plate.
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fold mountains


Compressed sedimentary rocks that rise in a series of concertina-like folds.
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Mountains characterized by folded rock strata, with external evidence of faulting and central evidence of igneous and metamorphic activity. Fold mountains are believed to be formed at convergent plate [..]
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