Ripley Syncline

From ILSTRUC

Part of the Peoria Folds

Location

Schuyler and southernmost Fulton Counties (E-2,3)

References

Wanless 1957

Description

The Ripley Syncline is a subtle syncline that was mapped on the basis of subsurface data on Mississippian strata. The axis strikes east-northeast and is about 25 miles (40 km) long.

References