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In a plunging anticline, the youngest units are located and. in map view, the "nose" of the anticline points in the direction as the direction of plunge. in the center of the fold; same on the limbs of the told; opposite in the center of the fold; opposite on the limbs of the told: same In which of the following cross-sections would the pink rock unit have the greatest outcrop width on the surface? (Assume the pink unit is the same true thickness in all three images.) Which of the following is NOT true regarding geologic maps and cross-sections drawn on a topographic base maps versus those drawn on planimetric base maps?

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6. Last option is correct i.e, on the limb of the fold; Same

Plunging anticlines always plunge towards the "nose" of the fold. Plunging synclines plunge away from the nose.

7. First option: As the pink rock unit is dipping at low angle so it's exposure is more as compare to the second option.

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