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Glossary

Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms

structure
One of the larger features of a rock mass (e.g., bedding, foliation, jointing, cleavage, brecciation, etc.). Also the sum total of such features as contrasted with texture. In a broader sense, it refers to the structural features of an area such as anticlines or synclines.