Wabash River Anticline (Discarded)

Location

Northeasternmost Gallatin to southern Wabash County

References

Bell 1943, Siever 1951, Swann 1951

Description

This feature lies within the Wabash Valley Fault System and was mapped and named before the extent of faulting was recognized. The anticline, as defined, lies between the [[Herald-Phillipstown Fault Zone]] on the west and the Maunie and New Harmony Fault Zones on the east. Structure contour maps by Bristol and Treworgy (1979) indicate that the feature formerly defined as an anticline is actually an arched graben. The axis of the arch is sinuous and little or no closure is present at mapped horizons. The name Wabash River Anticline or Anticlinal Belt is discontinued because it does not accurately represent the structure of the area.